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Is a former Russian handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Russian handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Nicknamed "La Bomba" (The Bomb), is a Spanish professional basketball player. The 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¾

Nicknamed "La Bomba" (The Bomb), is a Spanish professional basketball player. The 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¾ in) and 79 kg (175 lb.) point guard-shooting guard currently plays with FC Barcelona of the Euroleague.

Was an English cricketer. Ward was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Ward represente

Was an English cricketer. Ward was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Ward represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1921 against Lancashire at the County Ground, Southampton. Ward scored eleven runs and took a single wicket, that o

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 He

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 Henderson was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played one match as a forward and scored one goal.

Is a former professional tennis player. Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-hi

Is a former professional tennis player. Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-high ranking on October 1, 2001 at 19th in the world. His only top-level singles title came at the Hamburg Masters in 2001, a tournament in which his mastery

Was an English football player who played as an inside-forward.Quixall started his career with Sheff

Was an English football player who played as an inside-forward.Quixall started his career with Sheffield Wednesday, signing as an amateur in 1948 and turning professional in 1950. He debuted in February 1951 as a 17-year old centre-forward and went on to play almost 250 League games, scoring 66 League and Cup goals with the Owls.

Is an American former National Basketball Association player. At 6'4", and weighing 190 lbs, he play

Is an American former National Basketball Association player. At 6'4", and weighing 190 lbs, he played both at guard and forward. Before his basketball career he went to high school at Brooklyn Tech, in Brooklyn, New York and after he attended college at Michigan State University. He was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 3rd round (1st pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.

Is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 109. He participated in the finals of si

Is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 109. He participated in the finals of six Futures tournaments; in four of these he won (Spain F25 – in 2008, Spain's F9, F15 and F16 – in 2009). He lost in the finals of two ATP Challenger Tour t

Was an American football player who played in the National Football League.On March 4, 2007 he was i

Was an American football player who played in the National Football League.On March 4, 2007 he was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.

Was a Welsh boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was elimina

Was a Welsh boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Fidel Ortiz.

Is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League and in the Am

Is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League and in the American Football League, where he was an AFL All-Star in 1961. He also played in the Canadian Football League.

Was a German cyclist who won the world sprint championship. He was taken from a train by the Gestapo

Was a German cyclist who won the world sprint championship. He was taken from a train by the Gestapo and never seen again.Richter went to Rome and won the world sprint amateur championship on September 3. He was greeted enthusiastically in Cologne. He tur

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Premier League side Liverpool, as a left winger.Riera s

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Premier League side Liverpool, as a left winger.Riera started his career with hometown RCD Mallorca, winning a Spanish Cup medal in 2003, as he was already an undisputed starter. During his three years at the club as a professional he made a total of 46 appearances in La Liga, scoring 6 goals from the wing.

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to Ferenc Nagy.

Was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in

Was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the masters foil, defeating fellow French fencer Alphonse Kirchhoffer in the final. He also won the gold medal in the Amateur masters épée final.[1][2] In addition to his fencing accolades, Ayat was considered a possible alternate for the French Tug of War team due to the wide spread influenza at the 1900 Summer Olympic Games, but was not needed.

Was a boxer who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career. Robinson was t

Was a boxer who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career. Robinson was the Featherweight (125 pounds) Silver Medalist in the 1968 Olympic Games. Robinson lost a disputed bout to gold medalist Antonio Roldan. Robinson was dominati

Is a Spanish handball player, currently playing for Barcelona.

Is a Spanish handball player, currently playing for Barcelona.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Fre

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal.

But when R.G. Warton brought an English side to South Africa and played the hosts at Port Elizabeth

But when R.G. Warton brought an English side to South Africa and played the hosts at Port Elizabeth on level terms, eleven versus eleven, a new era was born there, albeit retrospectively. Rose-Innes scored 0 and 13 and took 5 wickets for 43 runs in Englan

Is a former French footballer, who currently works as Goalkeeper coach by AS Saint-Étienne. He won

Is a former French footballer, who currently works as Goalkeeper coach by AS Saint-Étienne. He won one international cap for the French national team during the 1980s. After having won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and Euro 84, he was a member of the French team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where he played his sole international match against Belgium on June 28.

Is an Armenian football midfielder, currently with Kazakhstani club FC Atyrau. Albert was a member o

Is an Armenian football midfielder, currently with Kazakhstani club FC Atyrau. Albert was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 33 international matches and scored 3 goals since his debut in away 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ukraine, on May 5, 1997.

Was a Major League second baseman during the 1900s. He holds the record for the lowest on base perce

Was a Major League second baseman during the 1900s. He holds the record for the lowest on base percentage of any player in Major League Baseball history with over 5000 plate appearances, recording an OBP of just .265. Despite this, his career slugging per

A Spanish footballer, currently in the Football League Championship for Swansea City.A product of RC

A Spanish footballer, currently in the Football League Championship for Swansea City.A product of RCD Espanyol's youth system, Serrán appeared in 3 league matches from 2007-08 (debuting on March 11, 2007, in a 1-1 draw at Racing de Santander) while still registered with the B team.Deemed surplus to requirements following Tintín Márquez' appointment to the managerial post at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Serrán signed a three-year deal with Welsh club Swansea City A.F.C.,

Was an English footballer. He played centre Forward for Newcastle United between 1908 to 1914.Shephe

Was an English footballer. He played centre Forward for Newcastle United between 1908 to 1914.Shepherd was known for having a ferocious shot and being very charismatic. For example in one match he asked the Newcastle officials that if he scored a hat-trick in the game, could he leave the match early to catch a train.