Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Pownall entered the men's do

Was a British archer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Pownall entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 11th place with 532 points.

Was a West Indies cricketer who played for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1980s.

Was a West Indies cricketer who played for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1980s.

Was a football manager, player and referee, boxer, boxing promoter and a fellow of the Royal Meteoro

Was a football manager, player and referee, boxer, boxing promoter and a fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Was an English cricketer of the late 18th century. He was an outstanding bowler, his style being rig

Was an English cricketer of the late 18th century. He was an outstanding bowler, his style being right arm fast underarm; and he was arguably the best amateur bowler of the underarm era. In a contemporary report of a match in 1787 (recorded in WDC), it sa

Was an Italian equestrianist who revolutionized the jumping seat. His position, now called the "forw

Was an Italian equestrianist who revolutionized the jumping seat. His position, now called the "forward seat," formed the modern-day technique used by all jumping riders today.

Was an Indian Heavyweight boxer, who dominated Indian and Asian amateur boxing for a decade in his w

Was an Indian Heavyweight boxer, who dominated Indian and Asian amateur boxing for a decade in his weight class. He won the Asian Games gold medal in Heavyweight category in consecutive editions of the games in the 1966 Asiad and the 1970 Asiad both held

Was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. On 25

Was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. On 25 August 1875 he swam from Dover to Calais in less than 22 hours. In 1873 Webb was serving as captain of the steamship Emerald when he read an account of the

Is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She is the current World No.1 in Doubles.

Is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She is the current World No.1 in Doubles.

Is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. Her coaches are Bob Morris, Tony Ciarelli, and Ste

Is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. Her coaches are Bob Morris, Tony Ciarelli, and Stephanie Ciarelli.

Is a Bahamian sprint and long jump athlete.On June 27, 2008, Saunders was named as an alternate to t

Is a Bahamian sprint and long jump athlete.On June 27, 2008, Saunders was named as an alternate to the 2008 Bahamas Olympic Team after an unparalleled effort at the trials held at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. Saunders, who last competed in 2005, resumed physical training in the spring of 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia under renowned Auburn University Track and Field Assistant Coach Henry Rolle; Saunders continued her efforts to compete professionally in Nassau in the later of 2007 under the direction of Rolle.

Is a Brazilian football defender, who plays for Venda Nova.

Is a Brazilian football defender, who plays for Venda Nova.

Is a American professional poker player from Tucker, Georgia currently residing in Auburn, New York.

Is a American professional poker player from Tucker, Georgia currently residing in Auburn, New York. He is room mates with Brandon Riha. England is a coach at pokerpwnage.com . He releases videos and does coaching over the internet using Skype and Mikogo generally viewing hand historys and teaching his students optimal play.

Is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won

Is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and at the 1996 Summer Olympics, finis

Is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist. With the 1980 Summer Olympics in Mo

Is a German former swimmer and a multiple Olympic gold medalist. With the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Metschuck won Olympic gold in the 100 m butterfly. She also won gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay team and the 4×100 m backstroke relay. Thus she b

Is a retired German hurdler. She represented the sports club MTG Mannheim, and became German champio

Is a retired German hurdler. She represented the sports club MTG Mannheim, and became German champion in 1995 and 1998.[1] Her personal best time was 12.88 seconds, achieved in August 1997 in Bitburg.

Is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for ten

Is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for ten seasons. His father, Jerry, played three games in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s, and later was the team doctor for the Winnipeg Jets.

Was an American professional wrestler who competed in the Central States and Mid-Atlantic regional p

Was an American professional wrestler who competed in the Central States and Mid-Atlantic regional promotions as well as the American Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1970s and 1980s. Jones moved to Missouri to wrestle,

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward from Long Island University, Scurry played th

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward from Long Island University, Scurry played three seasons (1985-1988) in the NBA as a member of the Utah Jazz and New York Knicks. He averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game over the course of his career. Scurry also played in Greece for Olympiacos in the 1988-89 season

Is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.

Is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.

Is an American rower who won medals in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.A University of Wisconsin g

Is an American rower who won medals in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.A University of Wisconsin graduate, Carie Graves' first international success came in 1975 when she won a silver medal in the eight-oared shell at the World Championships. She then m

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the long distances, over 3000 and mainly over 5000 met

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the long distances, over 3000 and mainly over 5000 metres.During the Dutch Single Distance Championships Kleibeuker won her first medal at a highly rated tournament as she finished in third position at the 500

Is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for CD Victoria in Honduras. He has played for seve

Is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for CD Victoria in Honduras. He has played for several clubs in Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.[1] Louami represented F

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.[1] Louami represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Myriam Soumaré and Lina Jacques-Sébastien. In their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated due to a mistake with the baton exchange.[1]

Is an American swimmer, olympic medalist, world record holder, and gold winner from the Pan American

Is an American swimmer, olympic medalist, world record holder, and gold winner from the Pan American Games. She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she received a silver medal in 100 m backstroke, having the same time (1:12.9 – new worl