Sports Person Famous Names

Is a former long-distance athlete from New Zealand, who became well known for winning the Boston and

Is a former long-distance athlete from New Zealand, who became well known for winning the Boston and New York Marathons in the same year (1981) setting course records at both and a world record at the New York City Marathon as well as a world record for 2

Is an American swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Is an American swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Atlético-PR.

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Atlético-PR.

Is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 Wo

Is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the fir

Was an Australian first class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers from 1986 until 1993. Fo

Was an Australian first class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers from 1986 until 1993. Following his retirement, de Winter pursued a career as a junior development coach. In 2002 he coached the Tasmanian Tigers under-19 side, alongside fellow former Tigers player Michael Farrell. In 2003 the Western Australian Cricket Association employed de Winter as a state development coach. In 2005 de Winter moved to Bangladesh, to take up the position as head coach of the Bangladesh National Cricket Academy and coach of the under-19 Bangladesh cricket team, taking them to a 5th place at the 2006 ICC under-19 World Cup. He is currently the Assistant Coach of the Tasmanian Tigers, a position he has held since the 2007-08 season.

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Plymouth Raiders in the Bri

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Plymouth Raiders in the British Basketball League.

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays in the Netherlands for BV Veendam.He formerly played

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays in the Netherlands for BV Veendam.He formerly played for Étoile Carouge FC in Switzerland, ASOA Valence in France and FC Twente in the Netherlands.

Is a former football goalkeeper from Nigeria. Their number one choice in the early nineties, he play

Is a former football goalkeeper from Nigeria. Their number one choice in the early nineties, he played 28 international matches for the Nigerian national team. He was brought to the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1994 African Nations Cup as a cover for Peter Rufai. Agu retired at the age of 30, after having spent most of his career in Africa.

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played over 200 league games for Hibernian. He

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played over 200 league games for Hibernian. He played in all three games of the marathon 1979 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost in extra time of the second replay.

Played in the position of midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and represented Scotland at schools

Played in the position of midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and represented Scotland at schools and youth level. Dick joined Spurs as an apprentice in May 1982. He made a total of 25 appearances and scored twice in all competitions between 1982–1986. Dick had the distinction of being the youngest first team club player in Spurs history at the time, at the age of 16 years, 301 days at home against Manchester City, on 20 February 1982.

Is a former Scottish footballer. He won the 1955 Scottish Cup with Clyde.

Is a former Scottish footballer. He won the 1955 Scottish Cup with Clyde.

Is a retired English football defender.

Is a retired English football defender.

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Hi

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Hibernian.Scott began his career at Queen's Park before being signed by Rangers in 1973. He left Rangers three seasons later to join Hibernian. Afterwards, Scott had spells with Morton, Partick Thistle, Queen of the South, East Stirling.

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Esporte Clube Juventude. Allyson was on trail with

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Esporte Clube Juventude. Allyson was on trail with Madureira in 2009 but in March 2009 signed a contract until November for Esporte Clube Juventude.

Is a football player who currently plays for Pamplemousses SC in the Mauritian Premier League and fo

Is a football player who currently plays for Pamplemousses SC in the Mauritian Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a defender. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.

She is currently playing for Michigan State University.She is 2.06 metres (6 ft 9 in), making her on

She is currently playing for Michigan State University.She is 2.06 metres (6 ft 9 in), making her one of the tallest female basketball players in the country and the tallest player in Michigan State history as well as one of the tallest female athletes in the world in general. Margo Dydek is the only WNBA player taller than her.Because of her great height, DeHann is positioned as a center. She is a versatile big player and has good, fluid movement on the court, allowing her to make good use of her height. She can control a game with scoring, rebounding and excellent shot blocking. She can shoot from the outside as well as defend on the lane. She also shoots well from the line.[2]

Is a female footballer from Mexico. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is a female footballer from Mexico. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in 8th place with the Women's National Team.

Was a Bermudian and Scottish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bow

Was a Bermudian and Scottish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Hunt started his career playing in his native Bermuda, and scored his first century in an organised game at the age of 10. Considered one of the finest cricketers Bermuda has ever produced, he was selected to take part in trials for the West Indian cricket team in 1933. He played one first-class match for GC Grant's XI as part of the trials, but was not selected when doubts were raised about his eligibility. The following year, he moved to Scotland to play as a professional with Aberdeenshire. He later played twice for Scotland in 1938 against Australia and Yorkshire. The game against Yorkshire was his second and final first-class appearance. He moved back to Bermuda, and became heavily involved with administration of cricket on the island. As Bermuda's delegate to the International Cricket Council, it was Hunt who first proposed the ICC Trophy competition, which was first played in 1979 and still serves as a qualifier for the Cricket World Cup.

Is a Bissauan-born Portuguese footballer who plays for FK Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga, as a mi

Is a Bissauan-born Portuguese footballer who plays for FK Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga, as a midfielder.In August 2006, he joined Russia's FC Dynamo Moscow, a club that was signing a large number of Portuguese and Portugal-based players at the time.

Is a Ivorian association footballer who plays for Andria.Doumbia joined Bari in join-ownership bid i

Is a Ivorian association footballer who plays for Andria.Doumbia joined Bari in join-ownership bid in January 2009. He played the first and only match for Bari on 17 January against Treviso F.B.C. 1993.

Is a Guinean football player.He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished

Is a Guinean football player.He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali. In 2004, he went from FC Metz to Turkish Super League team Malatyaspor.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Druzhba Maykop.

Is a male wrestler from Kazakhstan.

Is a male wrestler from Kazakhstan.

A boxer in the Lightweight division.

A boxer in the Lightweight division.

Was a Swiss football forward. He played for Grasshopper-Club Zürich, the French club FC Sochaux-Mon

Was a Swiss football forward. He played for Grasshopper-Club Zürich, the French club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and the Swiss national team, for whom he appeared in two World Cups.Abbeglen played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal, and in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a hat-trick in the first round replay match against Germany, won by Switzerland 4-2. In total, he scored 29 goals in 52 matches for the Swiss team.