Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Belgian footballer. He plays at centre back for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie and at the in

Is a Belgian footballer. He plays at centre back for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie and at the international level for the Belgian national team.On 12 October 2005 he collected his first cap for the Belgium national team, in the qualification stages for the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Lithuania (1-1).

Was a Norwegian ski jumper.Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated internatio

Was a Norwegian ski jumper.Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world championships in 1931, 1935 and 1937. Ruud also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936. He also was an accomplished alpine skier, winning a bronze medal in the combined at the 1935 world championships. Ruud won the Holmenkollen ski jumping competition in 1934 and shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1937 with Olaf Hoffsbakken and Martin P. Vangsli.

Was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as cr

Was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the coxed fours competition.

Was a Finnish World Champion in speed skating. He was born in Helsinki.Wasenius reached the world to

Was a Finnish World Champion in speed skating. He was born in Helsinki.Wasenius reached the world top in 1933 when he won a silver medal at the European Allround Championships. More medals soon followed, including two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but none of them were gold. Most of the gold medals those days went to Norwegian skater Ivar Ballangrud. In fact, four of the six silver medals Wasenius won at the Winter Olympics, the World Allround Championships, and the European Allround Championships were behind Ballangrud. Finally, at the 1939 World Allround Championships of Helsinki, his city of birth, Wasenius became World Allround Champion, winning the 1,500 m and finishing second on the other three distances.

Is a retired German heptathlete, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championsh

Is a retired German heptathlete, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best was 6500 points.

Is a retired East German athlete. She is better known for her achievements in the long jump, in whic

Is a retired East German athlete. She is better known for her achievements in the long jump, in which she achieved a career best of 7.00 metres in June 1984 in Berlin. This jump is the second longest by a junior athlete (under 20 years old) in history[1] and places her fifth on the German all-time performers list, behind Heike Drechsler, Helga Radtke, Sabine Paetz and Brigitte Wujak.[2] It also secures a place on the all-time top list for senior athletes.[3]

Is a retired German athlete who specialized in 100 metres hurdles. She competed for the club VfL Sin

Is a retired German athlete who specialized in 100 metres hurdles. She competed for the club VfL Sindelfingen. On 8 February 1986 in Sindelfingen she was involved in setting a new world indoor record of 1:33,56 minutes in 4 x 200 metres relay with the VfL Sindelfingen club team. The team consisted of Helga Arendt, Silke Knoll, Mechthild Kluth and Gisela Kinzel.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a German cyclist born in Berlin. She participates in both road cycling and cyclo-cross. In 2003 s

Is a German cyclist born in Berlin. She participates in both road cycling and cyclo-cross. In 2003 she became German national champion in cyclo-cross.

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She finished fifth in the K-2 500 m event

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She finished fifth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Is a retired female high jumper from Germany. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in Au

Is a retired female high jumper from Germany. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in August 1991 in Bonn.[1] She finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships[2] and fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships.[3] She represented the sports clubs LAV Bayer Uerdingen and TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and won the silver medal at the German championships in 1992.[4]

Is a German rower, and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.Peter competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sp

Is a German rower, and Olympic gold and bronze medalist.Peter competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and she won medals at various international rowing competitions.

German international football player and the Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals

German international football player and the Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals.

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, ach

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart. Since 1999 she represents the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.

Is a female volleyball player from Germany, who made her debut for the German Women's National Team

Is a female volleyball player from Germany, who made her debut for the German Women's National Team in 1999. Standing at 184cm and nicknamed "Thummi" she represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic, having won two silver medals in the 1976 Su

Is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic, having won two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. She began her international career in 1975 as 15-year-old aft

Is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She was a part of the silver medal winning 4×200 m freestyle

Is a former Swedish Olympic swimmer. She was a part of the silver medal winning 4×200 m freestyle team in the 1980 Summer Olympics, swimming a leg in the prelims.

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she finished seventh in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a former Norwegian football striker.He first played for Ålgård FK, but played mainly for Bryne,

Is a former Norwegian football striker.He first played for Ålgård FK, but played mainly for Bryne, most notably in the Norwegian Premier League between 1976 and 1983.

Is a professional basketball player with Fenerbahçe, on loan to Fenerbahçe's second team Alpella.

Is a professional basketball player with Fenerbahçe, on loan to Fenerbahçe's second team Alpella. The small forward is 1.96 m tall and wears number 8 for Alpella. He is also a regular Turkey U21 national team player.

Is an Icelandic football defender, currently playing for SK Brann.He started his career in Grindaví

Is an Icelandic football defender, currently playing for SK Brann.He started his career in Grindavík, and returned there after two years in Swedish club Malmö FF. In 2004, he moved from Grindavík to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway. His first season was successful, and he played every league match. In 2006 he formed one of Norway's strongest centre back duo with his countryman, Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, together named Örneredet (en: eagles nest).

Is an Icelandic football goalkeeper.He has formerly played for Grótta, K.F.C. Lommel S.K. and ÍA A

Is an Icelandic football goalkeeper.He has formerly played for Grótta, K.F.C. Lommel S.K. and ÍA Akranes. He is currently a player for KR. He has been the main goalkeeper for KR seven seasons in a row from 1999, when the team won their first league title in 31 years.

Is an Icelandic professional footballer, who plays in Norwegian Tippeligaen, for Bodø/Glimt. He pla

Is an Icelandic professional footballer, who plays in Norwegian Tippeligaen, for Bodø/Glimt. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.82 m tall.Birkir started his career as a football player at the school team on Sandved elemtary school in the year 2000, where his teacher Sigbjørn was a great inspiration for him. Bjarnason joined Viking in summer 2005 from Figgjo. In season 2006 he scored his first goal for Viking against Hamarkameratene.

Is an English professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Formed in 1875 as Small He

Is an English professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C. in 1943.[2] In the 2007–08 season they were relegated from the Premier League.[3]