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Is a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" and is an

Is a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" and is an all-rounder. Vinokourov was banned for a year for blood-doping following during the 2007 Tour de France and subsequently retired.[1]. In September 2008 he announced his intention to return to cycling in 2009.[2]

Is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 20

Is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a leading Soviet chess grandmaster. He was born in Vladivostok, Russia.Perhaps his finest achiev

Was a leading Soviet chess grandmaster. He was born in Vladivostok, Russia.Perhaps his finest achievement was a share of first place at the 1968/69 USSR Chess Championship of Alma Ata.

Is a boxer from Bulgaria.He competed for Bulgaria in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan i

Is a boxer from Bulgaria.He competed for Bulgaria in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place.

Is an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League. Alexande

Is an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League. Alexander turned professional with CSKA Moscow of the Russian Super League in 2004.

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

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.. Hall was born in Peterhead, Scotland. In 1904 he was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all two matches as a forward and scored three goals.

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Norén gained a place on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour by rea

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Norén gained a place on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of the European Tour qualifying school at the end of 2005. In his rookie season he claimed his maiden professional victory at the Role

Is a former Ghanaian football player. Nyarko started his career at Ghana, and then joined his first

Is a former Ghanaian football player. Nyarko started his career at Ghana, and then joined his first European team – FC Basel – in 1995; followed by Karlsruher SC in Germany; then RC Lens for two seasons, and in 2000 joined Everton FC for £4.5M, signing a

Is a professional fencer who competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games. O'Connell was def

Is a professional fencer who competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games. O'Connell was defeated in the first round of that competition.

Is a Russian professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States with

Is a Russian professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States with the University of Kansas for four seasons, including the 2007-2008 national championship team. He was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft by

Is a retired Ukrainian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the sixth round, 115th

Is a retired Ukrainian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the sixth round, 115th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Kitchee.Akande arrived in Hong Kong from England afte

Is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Kitchee.Akande arrived in Hong Kong from England after a year with Waltham Forest. He played for Advance Tai Chung in the Hong Kong second division which peaked the interest of first division side Eastern Hong Kong and they signed Alex in January, 2009.

Is a 6' 4", 190 pound, Major League left-handed relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He grad

Is a 6' 4", 190 pound, Major League left-handed relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He graduated from Claremont High School and attended Chaffey Junior College and San Diego State University.Hinshaw was drafted by the Giants in 28th round of the 2000 First-Year Player draft, the 29th round of the 2002 draft, and by the Florida Marlins in the 25th round of the 2003 draft, but did not sign. In the 2005 draft, he was once again selected by the Giants in the 15th round and made his professional debut with the Class A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. He finished with a 3.68 ERA in 25 relief appearances, struck out 33 batters and walked 18 in 22 innings.

Is an American chess grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, he immigrated to the US in 2001 and curre

Is an American chess grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, he immigrated to the US in 2001 and currently lives in Baltimore. He was the 2006 U.S. Chess Champion and has a FIDE rating of 2674 as of October 2007. As of the October 2006 rating supplement Onischuk had a United States Chess Federation rating of 2702, ranking him 3rd in the United States, behind Gata Kamsky and Hikaru Nakamura.

Is a French soccer player who currently plays for North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League. O

Is a French soccer player who currently plays for North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League. Oran began his professional career with the Toronto Supra in 2007. In his first season with Supra Oran contributed by appearing in 5 games, but unfortunately Toronto Supra failed to reach the playoffs and finished last in the International Division.

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.

Was an English all-round cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman and slow left arm bowler. He play

Was an English all-round cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman and slow left arm bowler. He played his county cricket for Worcestershire, captaining the side in 1946, and also captained Oxford University and Transvaal. Singleton attended Shrewsbury Sc

Was a defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow (1962-1973), a 10 time World Champion

Was a defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow (1962-1973), a 10 time World Champion, and a 3-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968 and 1972).

Is a Russian ice dancer. He began competing with Anastasia Platonova in the 2007-2008 season.

Is a Russian ice dancer. He began competing with Anastasia Platonova in the 2007-2008 season.

Was a defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow (1962-1973), a 10 time World Champion

Was a defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow (1962-1973), a 10 time World Champion, and a 3-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968 and 1972).A key player in the now-legendary games against the NHL, Ragulin was usually given what he called the "unenviable task" of going up against Phil Esposito.

Is a former youth trainee footballer from England who is currently the academy goalkeeper coach at B

Is a former youth trainee footballer from England who is currently the academy goalkeeper coach at Bristol City FC.Penny breakthrough came whilst training at Bristol City FC(1998) when he was approached by Derby County FC(2000). During his time with the Rams Penny represented the Ex-Rams football team and also developed new coaching methods for young goalkeepers working within the academy.

Most commonly known as Alex Mineiro, is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Atlético Parana

Most commonly known as Alex Mineiro, is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Atlético Paranaense.

Is a Kazakh-born Russian professional ice hockey player with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental H

Is a Kazakh-born Russian professional ice hockey player with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League. Perezhogin was born in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union, in what is today Kazakhstan, on August 10, 1983.

Is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.After playing a single junior le

Is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.After playing a single junior league season for the Oshawa Generals of the OHA (during which he led the league in assists) Delvecchio joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for the 1952 season, and helped the team to win the Stanley Cup that year.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who current

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who currently plays for Gloucestershire. Gidman worked his way through the youth ranks as a Gloucestershire player, starting in the Under-17s County Championship tour