Famous athletes vegetarians

In the world of meat-eaters are of the opinion that one can live without meat only if're sedentary. But few of them know that there are so many great athletes, world champions, Olympic medalists, who were vegetarians. This compilation of athletes especially for vegetarians and meat-eaters such doubters vegetarians.

Carl Lewis (Carl Lewis) - a great athlete, sprinter, winner of nine Olympic gold medals, voted "best athlete of all time"

Mike Tyson - the famous boxer, absolute world champion in the heavyweight category by version WBC (1986-1990, 1996), WBA (1987-1990, 1996) and IBF (1987-1990). Holder of several world records

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay) - Olympic champion in 1960 at light heavyweight. Repeated world champion among professionals in the heavyweight division (in 1964-1974). One of the founders of modern boxing. "Flutters like a butterfly and sting like a bee" - tactical scheme, devised Ali

Viswanathan Anand - famous Indian chess grandmaster (1988), world champion in the FIDE (2000-2002), the 15th World Champion from 2007

Martina Navratilova (Martina Navratilova) - legendary champion (tennis), the winner of 166 awards, nine-times winner of Wimbledon, Czechoslovakia, "The first racket" of the world (1978-1987), 18 times Turnirax won the Grand Slam in singles, 31 times in the women's doubles and 10 times in the mixed doubles. She - veganka

Mac Danzig (Mac Danzig) - world champion in MMA (MMA), vegan

Isabelle Blanc (Isabelle Blanc) - Olympic champion in parallel giant slalom snowboarding world champion, champion of France

BOGALIY-Titovets (12.06.1979) - Russian biathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the relay (2006, 2010), Honored Master of Sports of Russia, member of the Russian national biathlon team since 2000. Three-time world champion in relay races in 2001 and 2005 and 2006 in the mixed relay. Best result in the World Cup - 5th place in 2004. Won three World Cup races in personal.

Brendan Brazer (Brendan Brazier) - marathon runner, triathlete, vegan

Scott Jurek (Scott Jurek) - multiple winner marathons, including ultra-marathon (135 km mil/216 in Death Valley in California - the worst in the world race), vegan

Venus Williams (Venus Ebone Starr Williams) - tennis, winner of the title "The first racket" of the world (2002, 2006), 3-time Olympic gold medalist in singles at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and together with his younger sister (Serena) in 2000 and in 2008, the 5-time winner of Wimbledon, the U.S.

Serena Williams (Serena Jameka Williams) - tennis, "The first racket" of the world (2002, 2003, 2008), awarded a first place in the global ranking of WTA, champion of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the two-times winner of Wimbledon, a 17-fold the winner of the Grand Slam tournaments, in the 2002-03 series won all four Grand Slam singles titles (but not in one year). Since then, no one has managed to repeat this achievement - no women, no men. USA

Ridgely Abel (Ridgely Abele) - national champion in karate

A. Anderson - Austrian weightlifter who has set numerous world records

BJ Armstrong (BJ Armstrong) - U.S. basketball star

Natasha Badmaev (Natascha Badmann) - troeborka, became the first woman in Europe, winning the World Championship Triathlon Ironman World Champhionship, winner of the championships in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005, Switzerland

Barfoot Ambrose (Ambrose (Amby) Joel Burfoot) - American world-class marathon runner, winner of the Boston Marathon in 1968, journalist and publisher of "Runner" (Runner)