Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a Swedish ice hockey player.Åkerblom is one of the few ice hockey players to have died on-ice w

Was a Swedish ice hockey player.Åkerblom is one of the few ice hockey players to have died on-ice whilst playing for their team. This happened during an exhibition game on October 15, 1995, between his team Mora IK and Brynäs IF at the FM Mattsson Arena i

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Andersson also competed in two Summer Olympics

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Andersson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth twice (K-2 1000 m: 1984, K-4 1000 m: 1988).

Was a Swedish flatwater canoer who competed in the early 1950s. Backlund also finished fourth in the

Was a Swedish flatwater canoer who competed in the early 1950s. Backlund also finished fourth in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a former backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He won the 100 m Backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Is a former backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He won the 100 m Backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and was a member of the bronze winning team from Sweden in the 4x100m Freestyle at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Was a Swedish football winger. He was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).After starting his carrier

Was a Swedish football winger. He was nicknamed Fölet (meaning The Foal).After starting his carrier playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1951 and won a Swedish Championship with the club. He played 599 matches for IFK during his 17 seasons there, a club record that would stand for 30 years, before being beaten by Mikael Nilsson.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.Four years later, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Summer

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden.Four years later, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Summer Olympics, Wallin was on the team that once again captured the silver medal, this time alongside Frölander, Holmertz, and Anders Lyrbring. Wallin competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.

A Swedish football goalkeeper.After playing for a two local clubs, GAIS, IK Brage, Örgryte IS and S

A Swedish football goalkeeper.After playing for a two local clubs, GAIS, IK Brage, Örgryte IS and Spanish club Tenerife, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1998 and has been the club's first choice goalkeeper since. There was some speculation that he would retire after the 2006 season; however this seems to not be the case as Bengt appeared in the official IFK magazine stating that he will probably continue for at least three more years. He is known to be a good penalty shooter

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. His greatest achievement is the slalom bronze in the 1982 World Ch

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. His greatest achievement is the slalom bronze in the 1982 World Championships in Schladming. He was trained by Hermann Nogler. Fjällberg and Ingemar Stenmark are cousins.

Is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Sweden, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1

Is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Sweden, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth on the 1500m freestyle in 1972. Gingsjö also has a bronze medal on 400m freestyle from the first FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1973.

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished 31st in the 500 metres competition. Four years later he finished seventh in the 500 metres event and 17th in the 1500 metres contest a

Was an Olympic medal winning Swedish fencer and equestrian who competed at five Olympics. He compete

Was an Olympic medal winning Swedish fencer and equestrian who competed at five Olympics. He competed in fencing at the 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, winning silver and bronze in the team épée. He fenced with all three weapons.

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren has won three times on the Challenge Tour, once in 2004 and

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren has won three times on the Challenge Tour, once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate to the European Tour for the 2007 season. He did not win sufficien

Is a handball player and coach, playing in the national team 1964-1972, but best known as coach for

Is a handball player and coach, playing in the national team 1964-1972, but best known as coach for the Swedish national handball team 1988-2004.

Was a Swedish football player who played in Italy with Udinese, Inter Milan, Catania and Lecce, as w

Was a Swedish football player who played in Italy with Udinese, Inter Milan, Catania and Lecce, as well as with the Swedish national side.

Was a Swedish racing driver. Affectionately nicknamed Super Swede by F1 fans for his attacking drivi

Was a Swedish racing driver. Affectionately nicknamed Super Swede by F1 fans for his attacking driving style, along with Stirling Moss and Gilles Villeneuve, he was regarded as one of the greatest drivers never to have won the Formula One World Championsh

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle rela

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He did so alongside Christian Tröger, his twin brother Björn Zikarsky, and Mark Pinger. He also won the br

An Algerian football player who is currently playing as a forward for AS Khroub in the Algerian leag

An Algerian football player who is currently playing as a forward for AS Khroub in the Algerian league.

Is a Armenian professional forward. He currently plays for FC Gandzasar Kapan.

Is a Armenian professional forward. He currently plays for FC Gandzasar Kapan.

Was a former Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper.In his career (1978-1997) he played in Serie C1 wi

Was a former Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper.In his career (1978-1997) he played in Serie C1 with Benevento, and from in Serie A with Udinese (1985, 1986, 1987 and 1990), Inter Milan (1991–1994), Cagliari and Reggiana in Serie B where closed his career. In Serie A he played a total of 67 matches.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. Competing in five Sum

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (2000: K-2 1000 m) and three silvers (1996: K-1 1000 m, K-2 500 m; 2004: K-2 1000 m).

Was an Italian chess master.A businessman who learned the game in 1884, and very soon was distinguis

Was an Italian chess master.A businessman who learned the game in 1884, and very soon was distinguished himself in the local tournaments. He took part in the Italian National Tournament at Turin 1892, coming second behind Torre. Vergani took 22nd place at

An Italian footballer who played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.

An Italian footballer who played for Juventus and was part of their European Cup victory in 1985.

Is a retired Paraguayan professional footballer who played for a number of clubs in Spain, including

Is a retired Paraguayan professional footballer who played for a number of clubs in Spain, including UD Salamanca, Racing de Santander, Deportivo Alavés, Orihuela CF and CA Marbella.

Was an Italian football (soccer) player born in Borgo a Buggiano, province of Pistoia. He played as

Was an Italian football (soccer) player born in Borgo a Buggiano, province of Pistoia. He played as a striker.Throughout his career (1947–1960) he played with Inter and Alessandria in Serie A, Empoli and Brescia in Serie B, and Varese in Serie C. He won two back to back Italian titles (in 1953 and 1954) with Inter, and scored 143 goals in 314 games in official matches. With the Italian team he scored 4 goals in 14 matches. He participated in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups.

A former Italian professional footballer who played as a forward, winger or midfielder. He was known

A former Italian professional footballer who played as a forward, winger or midfielder. He was known for his superb technique and great goals.Carbone began his career in 1989 with Torino in his native Italy, and became a journeyman for the next few years before being signed by Sheffield Wednesday in 1996 for £3 million from Internazionale. Carbone became the club's highest goal scorer for the 1998–99 season scoring nine goals and was voted the fan's favourite player.[1