Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for Team Columbia–HTC. He won

Is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for Team Columbia–HTC. He won his first race when he was 11 years old, since then he has won many races. When he was 17, he moved to Italy to race for the team Rinascita Ormelle, based i

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Wi

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds (Two-man: 1976, Four-man: 1976, 1980) and one silver (Two-man: 1980).

Is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal

Is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. After his retirement from luge as an athlete, Glass became a luge coach. Among his famous pupils in luge were Silke Kraushaar, Tatjana Hüfner, and David Möller while others who started in luge, but later went to bobsleigh included André Lange and Sandra Kiriasis. In July 2010, Glass became a coach of the Canadian Luge Association.

Was a German chess master.In 1902, he tied for 16-19th in Hannover (13th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnie

Was a German chess master.In 1902, he tied for 16-19th in Hannover (13th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier, Walter John won). In 1903/04, he tied for 9-10th in Berlin (Horatio Caro won). In 1904, he shared 1st in Reval, and tied for 7-8th in Coburg (14th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier, Augustin Neumann and Milan Vidmar won).[2] In 1905, he took 6th in Barmen (D tourn, Schories won), and tied for 14-15th in Berlin (Erich Cohn won). In 1906, he took 5th in Nuremberg (15th DSB–Congress, Hauptturnier, Köhnlein won). In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in Berlin (František Treybal won). In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Wilhelm Cohn, in Berlin. In December 1908, he lost a match to Frank James Marshall (1 : 4) in Berlin.

Is a former alpine skier from Austria. He competed from 1984 to 1996 and won one World Cup slalom co

Is a former alpine skier from Austria. He competed from 1984 to 1996 and won one World Cup slalom competition. At the 1988 Olympics of Calgary, he won a silver medal in the men's alpine combined.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 16th in the C-1 slalom e

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 16th in the C-1 slalom event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was a German English chess master and chess writer.He moved to London in 1845. In 1846, he lost a ma

Was a German English chess master and chess writer.He moved to London in 1845. In 1846, he lost a match against visiting master Lionel Kieseritzky, and another against Howard Staunton, losing 15.5-8.5. His best chess result was winning a match against Henry Bird in 1851.

Was a German chess player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer.He organised several chess conte

Was a German chess player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer.He organised several chess contests in Berlin at the end of World War I. Four grandmasters (Emanuel Lasker, Akiba Rubinstein, Carl Schlechter and Siegbert Tarrasch) participated in the strongest event. It took place in the Kerkau-Palast from 28 September until 11 October 1918.

Is a retired German long jumper. He competed at the 1993 World Championships, but did not reach the

Is a retired German long jumper. He competed at the 1993 World Championships, but did not reach the final round. He had won the silver medal at the German championships the same year, representing the sports club TSV Wasserburg.[1] His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in June 1993 in Bad Homburg.[2]

Was a German cyclist who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.In 1896 he was one of nine c

Was a German cyclist who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.In 1896 he was one of nine cyclists to enter the 100 kilometres race. Seven of them, including Knubel, did not finish.

Is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist. After the

Is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist. After the Gerolsteiner team announced they would not be in existence for the 2009 season, Kohl signed with UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto for three years.

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in three

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (Four-man: 1976), two silvers (Two-man and four-man: both 1984), and one bronze (Two-man: 1988).

Is a German football manager.Lippert worked between 1994 and 1997 as manager of the Eintracht Frankf

Is a German football manager.Lippert worked between 1994 and 1997 as manager of the Eintracht Frankfurt reserve team, Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure. In 1997 he was promoted as he became assistant manager of the first squad he worked there until 2000. Betwe

Was a Swiss alpine skier and mountain guide.

Was a Swiss alpine skier and mountain guide.

Is a former alpine ski racer. He was an Olympic, World Cup, and World champion in the downhill event

Is a former alpine ski racer. He was an Olympic, World Cup, and World champion in the downhill event. Russi made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 1968 at a giant slalom in Adelboden. After two races in 1968 and six in 1969, he joined the World Cup

Is an Austrian professional footballer, who plays for TSV 1887 Pfaffenhofen. He has played in the Es

Is an Austrian professional footballer, who plays for TSV 1887 Pfaffenhofen. He has played in the Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Maag Tammeka in the position of midfielder.

Is a German football coach and former player. Schuster started his professional career with 1. FC Köln at age 18 in 1978 after a number of promising performances with the West German Under-18 National team. He was part of the West German side that won the

Was a German football coach and former player. He earned 7 caps and scored 4 goals for West Germany

Was a German football coach and former player. He earned 7 caps and scored 4 goals for West Germany from 1951 to 1954.

Is a former German professional footballer, in the central defender role. He has last working as hea

Is a former German professional footballer, in the central defender role. He has last working as head coach with German Oberliga team Wormatia Worms.Having played in his youth for SV Kirschhausen, Trares joined Eintracht Frankfurt in 1982. His professiona

Was a German rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. Bentinck was a right-handed batsman. Bentinck represented Hampshire in two

Was an English cricketer. Bentinck was a right-handed batsman. Bentinck represented Hampshire in two first-class matches, one in 1900 against Leicestershire and his second and final first-class match in 1902 against Surrey.

Is a German football coach and a former player.

Is a German football coach and a former player.

Is a retired male pole vaulter from Germany, who represented West Germany during his career. He set

Is a retired male pole vaulter from Germany, who represented West Germany during his career. He set his personal best (5.65 metres) on 26 August 1989 in the final of the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg, earning him a gold medal.

Was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics

Was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1928 and 1936).After having won a Gold at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2.000 m Tandem), he captured the silver medal eight year

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.