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List of sporting goods manufacturers

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This article lists notable manufacturers of sporting goods.

Brands

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Sports kit manufacturers
Manufacturer Country Founded Founder(s) Key people Products Headquarters Total assets Website
Adidas Germany Germany 18 August 1949 Adolf Dassler[1] Igor Landau, Chairman
Bjørn Gulden, CEO
Sportswear,
sports equipment,
toiletries,
clothing & accessories
Herzogenaurach, Germany €5.489 billion
(2012)
www.adidas-group.com
Admiral United Kingdom United Kingdom 1914 Cristopher Cook & Harold Hurst Sportswear,
footwear,
accessories
Manchester, England, U.K. admiralsportswear.com
ASICS Japan Japan 1949 Kihachiro Onitsuka Kiyomi Wad, Chairman
Motoi Oyama President
Sportswear,
sports equipment
Kobe, Japan ¥12.6 billion
(2010)
www.asics.com
Brooks United States United States 1914 Morris Goldenberg Jim Weber, CEO Sportswear,
sports & accessories
Seattle, Washington, U.S. www.brooksrunning.com
Burrda Sport 2006 Teamwear, sportswear, shoes, sport accessories Doha, Qatar burrdasport.com
Castore United Kingdom United Kingdom 6 July 2015 Philip & Thomas Beahon Sportswear, clothing & accessories Manchester, England, U.K. castore.com
Champion United States United States 1919 Clothing,
sportswear,
footwear
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. www.champion.com
Charly Mexico Mexico 1949 Athletic shoes, sportswear, apparel, goalkeeper gloves, footballs Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico www.charly.com/en/us%20charly.com/en/us
Columbia United States United States 1938 Timothy Boyle (CEO and Acting Chairman)[2]
Thomas Cusick (CFO)
Clothing,
sportswear,
footwear
Beaverton, Oregon, U.S. www.columbia.com
Cosco India India 1980 Devinder Kumar Jain (Managing Director & CEO)
Narinder Kumar Jain (Managing Director)
Sportswear,
sports equipment
Delhi, India 40.67 crore (March 2012) www.cosco.in
Diadora Italy Italy 1948 Marcello Danieli Marcello Danieli,
Mario Moretti Polegato
Footwear,
sportswear,
accessories
Caerano di San Marco, Italy www.diadora.com
Ellesse Italy Italy 1959 Leonardo Servadio Clothing,
sportswear,
footwear
Chiugiana-La Commenda, Perugia, Italy www.ellesse.com
Erreà Italy Italy 1988 Angelo Gandolfi Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sports equipment
Torrile, Parma, Italy www.errea.it
ERKE China China 2000 China Hongxing ERKE Group Sportswear,
sports equipment,
footwear,
accessories
Quanzhou, Fujian, China erke-sportgoods.com
FBT Thailand Thailand 1952 Kamol Chokephaibulkit Kamol Chokephaibulkit, President
Phaveena Chokephaibulkit, Managing Director
Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sportswear,
sports equipment
Bangkok, Thailand www.fbtsports.com
Fila South Korea South Korea 1911 Fila brothers in Biella, Italy Founder
Giansevero Fila, Yoon-Soo Yoon, Chairman & CEO
Young-Chan Cho, President
Jon Epstein, President
Lee Dong Shik, Director
Athletic shoes,
clothing & accessories,
sportswear,
sports equipment
Biella, Italy (1911-2007)
Seoul, South Korea (since 2007)
www.fila.com
Grand Sport Thailand Thailand 1961 Kij Pluchcha-oom Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sports equipment
Bangkok, Thailand www.grandsport.com
Hummel Denmark Denmark 1923 Messmer family in Hamburg, Germany Sportswear,
footwear
Aarhus, Denmark www.hummel.net
Jako Germany Germany 1 November 1989 Rudi Sprügel and his brother Rudi Sprügel, Chairman Sportswear,
sports equipment
Mulfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany €63.8 million
(2008)
www.jako.de
Joma Spain Spain 1965 Footwear,
clothing,
accessories
Portillo de Toledo, Spain www.joma-sport.com
Kappa Italy Italy 1967 Marco Boglione, President
Gianni Crespi, CEO
Clothing,
sportswear,
footwear
Turin, Italy €111 million
(2013)
www.kappa.com
Kelme Spain Spain 1963 Diego Quiles and José Quiles Carlos García Cobaleda (President) Sportswear, footwear Elche, Spain www.kelme.com
Lacoste France France 1933 René Lacoste Athletic shoes,
clothing & accessories,
sportswear,
sports equipment
Troyes, France www.lacoste.com/us/
Le Coq Sportif France France 1882 Émile Camuset Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
Entzheim, France www.lecoqsportif.com/fr-fr/
Legea Italy Italy 1990 Salvatore Miraglia Luigi,
Emilia,
Franco Acanfora
Sportswear,
Sports equipment,
accessories
Pompei, Italy www.legea.com
Lonsdale 1960 by Bernard Hart, owner by Frasers Group Sports equipment, clothing, footwear England
Lotto Italy Italy 1973 Caberlotto family Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
Treviso, Italy www.lottosport.com
Macron Italy Italy 1971 Francesco Bormioli, President
Gianluca Pavanello, CEO
Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
Crespellano, Bologna, Italy www.macron.com
Marathon Ecuador Ecuador 1981 Rodrigo Rivadeneira Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sports equipment
Quito, Ecuador www.marathon-sports.com
Mitre United Kingdom United Kingdom 1817 Benjamin Crook Football balls and uniforms, rugby balls, sportswear, apparel, accessories Wakefield, England, U.K. mitre.com
Mizuno Japan Japan 1906 Rihachi & Rizo Mizuno Masato Mizuno (Chairman) Clothing, sportswear, footwear, sports equipment Suminoe, Osaka, Japan www.mizunousa.com
New Balance United States United States 1906 William J. Riley Jim Davis, Chairman
Robert T. DeMartini, CEO
Athletic shoes,
sportswear,
sports equipment
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. US$2.29 billion
(2012)
www.newbalance.com
Nike United States United States 1971 Bill Bowerman
Phil Knight
Phil Knight, Chairman Emeritus
Mark Parker, chairman, President, & CEO
Andrew Campion, CFO
Sportswear,
sports equipment
Washington County, Oregon, U.S. US$15.465 billion
(2012)
www.nike.com
Nivia India India 1934 Nihal Chand Kharbanda Vijay Kharabanda, CMD (1940 - 2017)
Rajesh Kharabanda, Managing Director
Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories,
athletic shoes,
soccer balls,
basketballs
Jalandhar, Punjab, India www.niviasports.com
Olympikus Brazil Brazil 1975 Vulcabras-Azaleia Athletic shoes, footwear, clothing, accessories, sports equipment Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil www.olympikus.com.br
Patrick Belgium Belgium 1892 Patrice Beneteau in Vendée, France Sportswear,
athletic shoes
Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Belgium www.patrick.eu
Peak China China 1989 Footwear,
accessories,
sportswear
Quanzhou, Fujian, China peaksport.com
Penalty Brazil Brazil 1970 Malharia Cambuci S.A. Eduardo Estefano, CEO Athletic shoes, apparel, sports equipment, accessories, balls São Paulo, Brazil US$133.7 million (2012) www.penalty.com.br
Pirma Mexico Mexico 1990 Rafael León Athletic shoes, sportswear, apparel, goalkeeper gloves, footballs Purisima del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico pirma.com.mx
Provogue India India 1997 Arun Bhargava (Chairman & Ind.Director), Nikhil Chaturvedi (Managing Director Sportswear, Apparel Mumbai, India www.provogue.com
Puma Germany Germany 1948 Rudolf Dassler Bjørn Gulden, CEO
Michael Lämmermann, CFO
Lars Sørensen, COO
Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
Herzogenaurach, Germany €2.367 billion
(2010)
puma.com
Quick Netherlands Netherlands 1905 Herman Jansen Sportswear,
sports equipment
Hengelo, Gelderland, Netherlands www.q1905.com
Reebok United States United States 1895 J.W. Foster in Bolton, England, U.K. Sportswear,
sports equipment
Bolton, England, U.K. (1958-1984)
Canton, Massachusetts, U.S. (1984-2016)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (since 2016)
reebok.com
Reusch Germany Germany 1934 Karl Reusch Erich Weitzmann Sportswear,
sports equipment,
goalkeeper gloves
Reutlingen, Germany www.reusch.com
Romai United Arab Emirates U.A.E. 18 July 2012 Khamis Al-Rumaithy Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
United Arab Emirates www.romaiworld.com
Saeta Colombia Colombia 1982 Footwear,
sportswear
Bogotá, Colombia www.saetasport.com
Select Denmark Denmark 1947 Eigil Nielsen Peter Knap (CEO)
Preben Kønig (Chairman)
Football,
sportswear
Protective gear
Copenhagen, Denmark www.select-sport.com/en
Seven India India 2007 MS Dhoni Footwear,
sportswear
Delhi, India https://7.life/
SG India India 1931 Kedar Nath Anand & Dwarka Nath Anand Cricket clothing and equipment, Footwear Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India https://shop.teamsg.in/
Foxedo Sports Pakistan Pakistan 2015 Shams Mureed Shams Mureed

CEO

Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
Sialkot, Pakistan foxedosports.com
SS India India 1969 N.K. Sareen Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
Meerut, India sstoncricket.com
Topper Brazil Brazil 1975 Alpargatas Argentina Carlos Wizard Martins Uniforms and apparel

balls (association football, basketball, futsal, rugby union, tennis)

footwear, accessories

São Paulo, Brazil www.topper.com.brwww.topper.com.ar
TYKA India India 2009 Rajan Kohli Rajan Kohli, MD
Sonal Kohli
Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories
Jalandhar, Punjab, India www.tyka.com
Uhlsport Germany Germany 1948 Dominik Solleder,
Melanie Steinhilber, MD
Footwear,
sports equipment,
clothing & accessories
Balingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany €58.7 million
(2012)
www.uhlsportcompany.com
Umbro United Kingdom United Kingdom 23 May 1924 Harold & Wallace Humphreys Sportswear,
sports equipment
Manchester, England, U.K. www.umbro.com
Under Armour United States United States 25 September 1996 Kevin Plank Sportswear,
sports equipment
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. www.underarmour.com
Wilson United States United States 1913 Thomas E. Wilson Balls, rackets, uniforms, apparel Chicago, Illinois, U.S. US$930 million (2010) wilson.com
Xtep China China 2001 Ding Shui Po Sportswear,
sports equipment,
apparel & accessories
Hong Kong, China xtep.com

References

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  1. ^ Barbara Smit (2009). Sneaker Wars. New York: Harper Perennial. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-06-124658-6.
  2. ^ "Tim Boyle to Serve as Acting Chairman of Columbia Sportswear Company's Board of Directors Following the Passing of Gert Boyle; Details Regarding Share Ownership" (Press release). Columbia Sportswear. November 5, 2019. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "A Soccer Sore Point - India Real Time - WSJ". blogs.wsj.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.