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Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second r

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Alf Barber.

Is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then th

Is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then the Croatian National Team after gained independence. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the Silver Medal in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympics.

An Israeli football player who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem. He has previously been the capt

An Israeli football player who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem. He has previously been the captain of Maccabi Haifa for six consecutive years and currently holds the record as the most capped Israeli national player.He was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his father, Shlomo, appeared for Haifa in the 1970s. Arik began playing at the age of nine, rising through the ranks to the senior team. He spent a two year spell with Beitar Jerusalem in the mid 1990s to gain experience.

Is a professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara, IWA Mid-South, All Amer

Is a professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara, IWA Mid-South, All American Wrestling and Wrestling Society X. Arik Cannon was trained at Midwest Pro Wrestling and is known for wrestling in IWA Mid-South. There, he became the

Is a strongman and professional boxer from Sirdal, Norway. He currently lives in Sandnes, Rogaland.

Is a strongman and professional boxer from Sirdal, Norway. He currently lives in Sandnes, Rogaland. Haugen's first career fight was on 11 December 2009 against Latvian Pavels Dolgovs. Haugen won by knockout 45 seconds into the first round.

Is a Norwegian football defender.He started his career in IL Sandviken; and later played for Fylling

Is a Norwegian football defender.He started his career in IL Sandviken; and later played for Fyllingen, Sogndal and FK Haugesund. With the three latter clubs he had spells in the Norwegian Premier Norwegian Premier League.

Was a Norwegian football and ice hockey player who played for Vålerenga in both sports.For the foot

Was a Norwegian football and ice hockey player who played for Vålerenga in both sports.For the football team, he made his debut in 1948, in the inaugural season of the Norwegian Main League. He was capped once for Norway; in 1950, against Sweden. He retir

Is an American former professional basketball player. He is known best as the NBA's first Power Forw

Is an American former professional basketball player. He is known best as the NBA's first Power Forward in the 1950s and was known for his tenacious defense.

Is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova,

Is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Yevgeniya Rodina. Rodionova, who is ranked World No. 176 as of 15 February 2010, won four

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is an Indian footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Churchill Brothers and India. He is the third

Is an Indian footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Churchill Brothers and India. He is the third choice keeper for India national football team. He was adjudged as the best keeper in I-League after his remarkable performances in helping Churchill Broth

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Coca-Cola Tigers in the Phili

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Coca-Cola Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays the Point Guard position but sometimes, seldomely, plays the Shooting Guard Position.

Is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¾ in) tall. Tatarounis has played

Is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¾ in) tall. Tatarounis has played with AO Pagrati, Panathinaikos Athens, Ionikos NF. Tatarounis has also been a member of the Greek junior national Under-16 and Under-18 teams, and he partici

Is a Greek football player who plays for Nafpaktiakos Asteras.He began his professional career with

Is a Greek football player who plays for Nafpaktiakos Asteras.He began his professional career with Panetolikos F.C. in August 2004.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

Is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Roman

Is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Romana.Peguero finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Danis García, Juan Betances and Carlos San

Is a Greek swimmer from Thessaloniki.

Is a Greek swimmer from Thessaloniki.

A greek dynamic central midfielder playing for bulgarian club Lokomotiv Mezdra. He was raised in Oly

A greek dynamic central midfielder playing for bulgarian club Lokomotiv Mezdra. He was raised in Olympiacos's youth teams.

Is a Burkinabé footballer (striker) playing currently for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Bancé was a member of t

Is a Burkinabé footballer (striker) playing currently for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Bancé was a member of the Burkina Faso national football team. He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast but moved to Burkina Faso as a child.

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won the 1938 Trofeo Mezzalama ski m

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won the 1938 Trofeo Mezzalama ski mountaineering event together with the brothers Severino and Silvio Confortola, and participated in the demonstration event, military patrol , in the 1948 W

Was a French chess master.He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 (Victor Kahn won), took 3rd at Biarritz 19

Was a French chess master.He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 (Victor Kahn won), took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 (André Chéron and Frederic Lazard won), took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud, at Rouen 1930,[2] took 9th at Paris 1933 (Alexander Alekhine won), took 6th at Sitges 1934 (Andor Lilienthal won), took 2nd, behind Baldur Hoenlinger, at Paris (L'Echiquier) 1938.[3] As a Champion of France, he won a match against Champion of Belgium, Alberic O'Kelly de Galway, (2.5 : 1.5) in December 1938.

A former Italian footballer who played for Internazionale and was part of their European Cup victori

A former Italian footballer who played for Internazionale and was part of their European Cup victories in 1964 and 1965. He played for the Inter Milan team known as La Grande Inter. He was included in Italy's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship.

Is a Burkinabé professional basketball player with the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League. Af

Is a Burkinabé professional basketball player with the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League. After graduating from Division II Clayton State University, Sawadogo, a center, went unselected in the NBA Draft. Sawadogo played with the Texas Tycoons of th

Is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71-75 kg) at the

Is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71-75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Zaoui. Although Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to wi

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse breeder. In 1872 he purchased the sire Leamington. Welch's br

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse breeder. In 1872 he purchased the sire Leamington. Welch's broodmare selections led to Leamington becoming the Leading sire in North America in 1875, 1877, 1879, and 1881. Among those bred to Leamington was Maggie B.