List of sports terms named after people

This is a list of eponyms in sports, i.e. sports terms named after people.

American football

Artistic Gymnastics

• Amanar (vault), Yurchenko on - 2 1/2 twist off(vault), after Simona Amanar (Romania).
• Borden (balance beam)- straddle pike jump done from a sideways position on the beam with a ½ or ¾ turn, after Amanda Borden (USA)
• Bhardwaj (uneven bar)-the high bar, does a backward flip (Pak Salto), with full-twist, and catches the low bar, after Mohini Bhardwaj (USA).
• Bhavsar (rings)-pull through momentary, front lever press to Maltese, after Raj Bhavsar (USA).
• Bi - Turn (uneven bars), after Bi Wenjing (China).
• Brause (uneven bars)-done from the low bar facing away from the high bar, with a cast to front salto forward and catching the high bar, after Doris Fuchs-Brause (USA)
• Bryan (pommel horse)-scissors with ½ turn to handstand, ½ pirouette and straddle back down,after Casey Bryan. (USA)
• Cassina (horizontal bar), after Igor Cassina (Italy).
• Cheng Fei- Yurchenko 1/2 on - 1 1/2 twist off(vault), after Cheng Fei (China).
• Chusovitina (floor) - Full Twisting Double Layout Salto, after Oksona Chusovitina
• Chow/Khorkina (unven bars)-Stalder 1 1/2 pirouette and Chow II (unven bars)-Stalder to Shaposhnikova, after Amy Chow (USA)
• Comaneci salto (uneven bars), after Nadia Comaneci (Romania).
• Dagget (pommel horse)-scissor backward with ½ counterturn, after Tim Dagget (USA)
• Dawes (uneven bars)-back giant with 1 ½ turn in the handstand, after Dominique Dawes (USA)
• Diomidov (parallel bars), after Sergei Diomidov (USSR).
• Dos Santos (floor) and Dos Santos II (floor), after Daiane dos Santos (Brazil).
• Fontaine (uneven bars dismount)-double somersaulting dismount is a back tuck with ½ twist into a front, after Larissa Fontaine.
• Garrison (floor)-cat leap forward with bent legs and 1 ½ turn, Garrison (balance beam)- free shoulder roll forward to stand or tuck stand without hand support, Garrison (balance beam)-starts from an extended tuck sit, Valdez swing over backward through horizontal plane with support on one arm and Garrison (balance beam)-round-off, tucked full mount, after Kelly Garrison (USA)
• Gatson (parallel bars)-a swing backward with full turn hop to handstand, after Jason Gatson (USA).
• Gaylord I (horizontal bar)-front giant into a one-and-one-half front salto over the bar to regrasp – a front somersault in tuck, pike or straddled position over the bar, after Gaylord II (horizontal bar)-back giant into a layout Gienger (back salto, ½ ) over the bar to regrasp – a front somersault in tuck, pike or straddled position over the bar., after Mitch Gaylord (USA).
• Gienger salto (high bar, uneven bars), after Eberhard Gienger (Germany)
• Gomez (floor) - Quadruple spin, after Elena Gomez (Spain)
• Grigoraş (beam), after Cristina Elena Grigoraş (Romania).
• Hayden (horizontal bar)-a double salto backward in layout, with full twist over the bar, after Daniel Hayden (USA)
• Henrich (balance beam)-a stag-split,r split leap or jump forward with ½ turn, landing on both feet or in a one-two step-out or a split jump in side position with bending of rear leg backward upward that starts from a cross stand, after Christy Henrich (USA)
• Hindorff (uneven bars), after Sylvia Hindorff (GDR).
• Humphrey (floor)-switch split leap forward with a ¼ turn to side split leap or straddle pike position, after Terin Humphrey (USA)
• Hypolito (floor), after Diego Hypolito (Brazil).
• Jäger-salto (high bar, uneven bars), after Bernd Jäger (GDR).
• Janz Salto (uneven bars), after Karin Janz. (GDR)
• Johnson (floor)-a switch-split leap forward with leg change and ¼ turn to side split leap or straddle pike position, after Brandy Johnson (USA)
• Kasamatsu (vault), after Shigero Kasamatsu (Japan).
• Kim (floor), Double tuck back salto, after Nelli Kim (China)
• Khorkina (floor), Hop with 1.5 turns to front lying support, after Svetlana Khorkina
• Khorkina I (uneven bars), Khorkina II (uneven bars), Khorkina (balance beam), Khorkina/Chow (uneven bars), Khorkina (floor), Khorkina I (vault) and Khorkina II (vault), after Svetlana Khorkina (Russia).
• Kotchetkova (balance beam)- full-twisting back handspring, after Dina Kotchetkova(RUS)
• Korbut Flip (balance beam)-standing back somersault, Korbut Flip (uneven bars)-standing on the high bar, does back flip, then catches the bar, after Olga Korbut (USSR).
• Liukin (balance beam) - Front salto piked with take off from one foot to scale (2 sec.), after Nastia Liukin (USA)
• Liukin (floor), after Valeri Liukin (USSR)
• Li Li - German Giant (uneven bar), Li Li - 1 1/4 turn on back (balance beam), after Li Li (China).
• Li Ya - salto (uneven bar), Li Ya - dismount after Li Ya (China).
• Liu Xuan - salto (uneven bar) - Giant circle bwd to hstd on one arm, after Liu Xuan (China).
• Mukhina Salto (floor) - double salto forward tucked or piked, with full 360 twist - named after Elena Mukhina.
• Magyar walk (pommel horse), after Zoltan Magyar (Hungary).
• Maloney (uneven bars)-a pike sole circle backward to handstand with a 360° turn after the handstand phase to mixed-L or L grip and Maloney (uneven bars)-begins from an inner front support on the low bar and consists of a pike sole circle backward through a handstand with flight to a hang on the high bar, after Kristin Maloney (USA)
• Ma dismount (uneven bar)-a hecht-front salto-full, after Ma Yanhong (China).
• McCool (balance beam)-The beam mount approaches toward the end of the beam and is a flyspring forward with flight before and after the hand support on the beam and lands on both feet - approach at end of beam, after Courtney McCool (USA)
• McNamara (uneven bars (mount))- a jump to hang on the high bar into a free hip circle to handstand with 1/2 turn in the handstand, after Julianne McNamara (USA)
• Melissanidis (vault)-A round-off entry onto the vault table and after blocking off the vault table, rotates a 2 ½ back somersault, after Melissanidis (Greece)
• Memmel (floor) - Double Turn with leg held in split position, after Chellsie Memmel (USA)
• Miller (uneven bars)-a cast to handstand, with a 1 ½ turn after the handstand to a mixed-L grip, after Shannon Miller (USA).
• Mo - salto (uneven bar), after Mo Huilan (China).
• Mostepanova (floor) - Front Handspring with full twist before hand support, after Olga Mostepanova
• Okino (uneven bars (dismount))-a free hip underswing with ½ twist to layout back salto and Okino (balance beam)- triple pirouette (triple turn), after Elizabeth (Bettty) Okino
• Omelianchik (balance beam) and Omelianchik (vault), after Oksana Omelianchik (USSR).
• O'Neill (still rings)- a stretched double feige backward to a hang, after Paul O'Neill (USA)
• Onodi (balance beam), after Henrietta Onodi (Hungary).
• Pak Salto (uneven bars)-the high bar, does a backward flip, and catches the low bar, after Gyong Sil Pak (North Korea)
• Patterson (balance beam), after Carly Patterson (USA).
• Phillps (balance beam) – A handstand straddle split, with a 90 degree backbend, originally performed on the balance beam and press to side handstand, front walkover to side stand on both legs, after Kristie Phillps (USA)
• Podkopayeva (vault), Podkopayeva floor) - double front somersault with a 1/2 twist, after Lilia Podkopayeva (Ukraine).
• Popa (floor) - straddle pike jump with 1/1 turn (360°), after Celestina Popa (Romania)
• Produnova (vault)- Handspring forward on – tucked double salto forward off, after Elena Produnova (RUS)
• Ray (uneven bars) - a stalder backward with release and counter movement forward to catch the high bar, Ray (uneven bars) - a handstand on the high bar to a pike sole circle backward into a backward counter straddle-reverse hecht over over the high bar and a recatch and Ray (uneven bars (dismount)) - An double twisting double layout uneven bar dismount, after Elise Ray (USA)
• The Retton Flip (uneven bars) – a transition (front flip) from low- to high-bar, resulting in the gymnast perched or "sitting" on top of the high bar, after Mary Lou Retton (USA)
• Roth (pommel horse) – from a cross support, rearways, reverse Stockli, wendeswing forward to reverse Stockli to cross support forward on other end, without touching pommels, after Bill Roth (USA)
• Shaposhnikova (uneven bars), after Natalia Shaposhnikova (USSR).
• Shushunova (floor), after Yelena Shushunova (Russia).
• Silivaş mount (balance beam) and Silivaş (floor), after Daniela Silivaş (Romania)
• Strong (uneven bars) and Lori hop (balance beam), after Lori Strong
• Strug (floor) – a tour jete with additional ½ turn and a landing on both feet, after Kerri Strug (USA)
• Talavera (balance beam) – pommel horse-like move with the circle done like a flair, after Tracee Talavera
• Teza (balance beam) – Yurchenko loop is performed with a full twisting handspring, after Elvire Teza (France)
• Thomas flair (pommel horse, floor exercise), Thomas salto (floor) – a 1 ½ salto backward in a tucked or piked position with 1 ½ twists and, Thomas salto (floor) - 1 ½ salto backward in a layout (straight) position with 1 ½ twists, after Kurt Thomas (USA).
• Tkachev (uneven bars), after Alexander Tkachyov (USSR).
• Tsukahara (vault), after Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan).
• Wang Huiying - Front Handspring layout barani (vault), after Wang Huiying (China).
• Wells (parallel bars) – a giant swing backward with in-locate forward, after Trent Wells
• White (uneven bars) – a front stalder into an L-grip to handstand with ½ turn in handstand, after Morgan White
• Yang Bo (balance beam), after Yang Bo (China).
• Yurchenko (vault) and Yurchenko loop (balance beam), after Natalia Yurchenko (USSR).
• Zamolodchikova - Tsukahara stretched with 2/1 turn (720°) off (vault), flic-flac with 1/1 twist to hip circle BWD (balance beam), after Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS).
• Yarotskaya (uneven bars) - Stalder hecht from low bar to high bar, after Irina Yarotskaya (Ukraine).

Association Football

• Bosman ruling, after Jean-Marc Bosman (Belgium).
• Cruijff Turn, after Johan Cruijff (Netherlands).
• Makélélé role (alternative name for a defensive midfielder), after Claude Makélélé (France).
• a la Meazza, after Giuseppe Meazza (Italy).
• a la Piola, after Silvio Piola (Italy).
• Stanley Matthews move, after Sir Stanley Matthews (England).
• Ronaldihno Move (alternative name for elastico), after Ronaldinho (Brazil) who popularized the move invented by Roberto Rivelino (Brazil).
• Jay Jay Okocha Move, after Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria).
• Robinho pull back, after Robinho (Brazil).
• Rivelino step over and Turn after Roberto Rivelino (Brazil).
• Juan Riquelme move, after Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina).
• Ferenc Puskás move, after Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)
• Diego Maradona move (alternative name for 360-spin), after Diego Maradona (Argentina).
• Kerlon's Seal dribble, after Kerlon (Brazil).

Athletics (track and field)

• Fosbury flop, after Dick Fosbury (USA).

Baseball

• Mendoza Line, named after Mario Mendoza.
• Pesky's pole, named after Johnny Pesky.
• Tal's Hill, named after Tal Smith.
• Tommy John surgery, named after Tommy John.

Basketball

• Ewing Theory, a term popularized by Bill Simmons named after Patrick Ewing
• Hack-a-Shaq, named after Shaquille O'Neal
• Jordan Rules, named after Michael Jordan
• Larry Bird Exception, named after Larry Bird
• Trent Tucker Rule, named after Trent Tucker

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

• Kimura Lock
• De la Riva Guard

Boxing

• Queensberry rules, after John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (United Kingdom).

Cricket

• Bosie (alternative name for a googly), after Bernard Bosanquet (England).
• Kolpak, after Maroš Kolpak, a Slovak team handball player whose victory in the European Court of Justice opened the door to numerous non-English players in English county cricket. (Term also used in both codes of rugby.)
• Mankading, after Vinoo Mankad (India).
• Marillier shot, after Doug Marillier (Zimbabwe).

Figure Skating

• Axel jump, after Axel Paulsen (Norway).
• Besti squat, after Natalia Bestemianova (Russia).
• Biellmann spin, after Denise Biellmann (Switzerland).
• Charlotte spiral, after Charlotte Oelschlagel (Germany).
• Ina Bauer, after Ina Bauer (Germany).
• Kerrigan spiral, after Nancy Kerrigan (USA).
• Lutz jump, after Alois Lutz (Austria).
• Salchow jump, after Ulrich Salchow (Sweden).
• Loop jump, in some countries (Germany and Poland, for example) this jump is called a Rittberger, after Werner Rittberger (Germany).
• 'Tano lutz, after Brian Boitano (USA).
• Walley jump, after Nate Walley (USA).
• Kayla Catch, after Kayla Doig (Australia).

Ice hockey

• The Datsyuk, after a particular move by Pavel Datsyuk (Russia).
• Gordie Howe hat trick, after Gordie Howe (Canada).
• Lemieux cycle, after Mario Lemieux (Canada).
• Savard spin-o-rama (or Savardian spin-o-rama), originally named after Serge Savard (Canada), but made famous by Denis Savard (Canada).

Rhythmic Gymnastics

• Timochenko^{[citation needed]}, after Alexandra Timoshenko (USSR).
• Cid Tostado Element^{[citation needed]}, after Almudena Cid Tostado (ESP).

Rugby League

• Sonny-Billed, means to have a really hard driving tackle performed on you, it is named after Sonny Bill Williams who consistently performed these tackles.
• Hopoate, named after John Hopoate
• Falcon, to get hit in the head by a football, named after Mario 'The Maltese Falcon' Fenech.

Tennis

Henman Hill AKA Aorangi Terrace after Tim Henman

Ultimate (Frisbee)

• Callahan, after Henry Callahan.

Weightlifting

• The Van Dam Lift, after Rob Van Dam (USA).

Wrestling

• Karelin lift, after Alexander Karelin (USSR/Russia).
• John Smith single, after John T. Smith (USA).
• Lou Thesz press, after Lou Thesz (USA)