East Athletics (Track and field) George Malek-Yonan – Iranian Assyrian Track & Field Athlete. Iran's Champion of Champions, Gold medalist in Pentathlon and Track & Field Boxing Mustafa Hamsho – Syrian Assyrian/Syriac boxer, middleweight George Issabeg – Iranian Assyrian boxer; represented Iran in 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics Anwar Oshana – Syrian Assyrian boxer, super middleweight in USA. Illinois State Champion Shoura Osipov – Iranian Assyrian boxer 1948 Summer Olympics representing Iran Football (soccer) Douglas Aziz – Iraqi Assyrian footballer Ammo Baba – Iraqi Assyrian footballer and Manager of Iraq – Iraq International. Voted best Iraqi Athlete of All Time Saad Benyamin – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – Iraq International Edison David – Iraqi Assyrian footballer Youra Eshaya – Iraqi Assyrian footballer, first Iraqi to play professionally in the west, for Bristol Rovers, England – Iraq International Basil Gorgis Hanna – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – World Cup Player 1986 Aram Karam – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – Iraq International Ayoub Odisho – Iraqi Assyrian footballer and club manager (in Lebanon) Thamer Yousif – Iraqi Assyrian footballer – Iraq International Tennis Andrew Simon – Iraqi Assyrian Tennis Champion Diaspora American football Alex Agase – Assyrian American – top level American Football (Gridiron) player Lou Agase – Assyrian American – top level American Football (Gridiron) player Boxing Mustafa Hamsho Sammy Merza – USA based middleweight Anwar Oshana – Assyrian American super middleweight boxer, Illinois State Champion Isho Shiba – Assyrian Canadian boxer – Canadian champion Fencing (sabre) George Yako – Assyrian/Australian sabre fencer - Australian based Football (soccer) Alexander Alkhazov – Assyrian Russian footballer – plays for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara Zaya Avdysh – Assyrian Ukrainian footballer – Ukrainian based Kennedy Bakircioglu – Assyrian Swedish international footballer – Sweden based – Swedish International player Abgar Barsom – Assyrian Swedish footballer Stefan Batan – Assyrian Swedish footballer – plays for Assyriska Steven Beitashour – currently plays for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer, Iran international Louay Chanko – Assyrian Syrian footballer – Denmark based – Syrian International player Imad Chhadeh – Assyrian Swedish footballer – plays for Assyriska Daniyel Cimen – Assyrian German footballer Christian Demirtas – Assyrian German footballer – German based Sargon Duran – Assyrian Austrian footballer – plays for FC Sollenau Jimmy Durmaz – Assyrian Swedish footballer David Durmaz – Assyrian Swedish footballer – plays for Syrianska FC Ninos Gouriye – Assyrian Dutch footballer Andreas Haddad – Assyrian Swedish footballer –