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List of Native American sportspeople

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This is a list of American sportspeople of Native American ancestry.

American Football

Oorang Indians players

Athletics

Baseball

Ice Hockey

Basketball

Boxing

Golf

Ice skating

  • Naomi Lang – First Native American woman to compete in the Winter Olympic Games in 2002.[28]

Soccer

Table tennis

  • Angelita Rosal – Table tennis player and first woman inducted in the Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973.[32]

Professional wrestling

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