Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a Greek Olympic fencer and sport shooter. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Greek Olympic fencer and sport shooter. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is an Irish golfer. He is known as "Junior" because he is the nephew of another leading Irish golfer

Is an Irish golfer. He is known as "Junior" because he is the nephew of another leading Irish golfer Christy O'Connor.

Was a short track speedskater for Hong Kong. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics for Hong Kong.

Was a short track speedskater for Hong Kong. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics for Hong Kong. Along with teammate Cordia Tsoi Pop-Yee, they became the first athletes to represent Hong Kong at the Winter Olympics. She was a member of the Hong Kong S

Is a professional female boxer. Martin is said to be “the most successful and prominent female box

Is a professional female boxer. Martin is said to be “the most successful and prominent female boxer in the United States” and the person who “legitimized” women’s participation in the sport of boxing. She began her career fighting in “Toughwoman” contest

Is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for APOEL and national team of Cyprus. He start

Is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for APOEL and national team of Cyprus. He started his career at AEL FC.

Is a Brazilian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Greek club Ethnikos Piraeus

Is a Brazilian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Greek club Ethnikos Piraeus .

Is a Chinese baseball infielder for the Jiangsu Hopestars. He was a member of the China national bas

Is a Chinese baseball infielder for the Jiangsu Hopestars. He was a member of the China national baseball team competing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic

Is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Bas

Is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Baseball League.

Is a Chinese volleyball player. Chu currently plays club ball for Liaoning, and has played for the n

Is a Chinese volleyball player. Chu currently plays club ball for Liaoning, and has played for the national team during many of its recent successes.

Is a South Korean football player who, as of 2010 is playing for newly formed Korea National League

Is a South Korean football player who, as of 2010 is playing for newly formed Korea National League side Yongin City FC. His previous club is Gangwon FC.He made his debut for Gangwon against Daegu FC by substitute on April 8, 2009 in league cup match. Fro

Is a Hong Kong footballer midfielder for Hong Kong and Xiangxue Sun Hei.

Is a Hong Kong footballer midfielder for Hong Kong and Xiangxue Sun Hei.

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was a Singaporean weightlifter who first took to the sport in 1960 after being introduced to it by h

Was a Singaporean weightlifter who first took to the sport in 1960 after being introduced to it by his elder brother, Chua Peng Kim. Just two years later, he helped Singapore win another gold medal in the Commonwealth Games by coming in tops in the bantam

Is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she entered the final

Is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she entered the final of women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber.

Is a Taiwanese football player who currently plays for Tatung F.C. and the Chinese Taipei national f

Is a Taiwanese football player who currently plays for Tatung F.C. and the Chinese Taipei national football team. He is fit either as a striker or as a midfielder. When he played for Tatung F.C., he was voted the best right winger in the Chinese Taipei Na

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved a career-high singles ran

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 34 in 1995.

Is an American former professional player in the National Basketball Association.Person was nickname

Is an American former professional player in the National Basketball Association.Person was nicknamed as "The Rifleman" not only for his prolific long-range shooting but because he was named after the American actor Chuck Connors, star of the TV series The Rifleman. Over his career, Person played in 943 games, with averages of 14.7 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, a 45.8 field goal percentage, and 36.2 three point shooting percentage. He ranks 17th all-time in career three-point field goals made.

Was an NFL football player.Foreman was a standout athlete in football, basketball and track at Frede

Was an NFL football player.Foreman was a standout athlete in football, basketball and track at Frederick High School in Frederick, Maryland, and attended college at the Universit

Is the head football coach at San Diego State University. He played quarterback in college at the Un

Is the head football coach at San Diego State University. He played quarterback in college at the University of Iowa and professionally with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Is an American former professional basketball player, known primarily for his great height. At 7 foo

Is an American former professional basketball player, known primarily for his great height. At 7 foot, 5 inches, he played the center position throughout his nine-year career (1983, 1985-1990, 1992, 1994) in the NBA, and remains one of the tallest players ever in NBA history. During his career, he played with the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and a game with the San Antonio Spurs.

Is a retired American basketball player. He was the first draft pick in NBA history, being selected

Is a retired American basketball player. He was the first draft pick in NBA history, being selected by the Boston Celtics as the number one pick in 1950. Share never played for the Celtics, and started his career with the Fort Wayne Pistons and played nine years, playing for the Pistons, Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks, and the Minneapolis Lakers.

A former heavyweight boxer from Bayonne, New Jersey.[1][2] As an obscure boxer who went 15 rounds wi

A former heavyweight boxer from Bayonne, New Jersey.[1][2] As an obscure boxer who went 15 rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 fight, Wepner has often been credited as the inspiration for Rocky Balboa.

Is a male freestyle swimmer from USA. He represented his native country at the 1998 World Aquatics C

Is a male freestyle swimmer from USA. He represented his native country at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia, competing in one individual events (25km).

Is a Maltese professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Football League side Qormi, where

Is a Maltese professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Football League side Qormi, where he plays as a midfielder.

Is a Bulgarian football defender, who currently plays for Botev Plovdiv in the Bulgarian A PFG. His

Is a Bulgarian football defender, who currently plays for Botev Plovdiv in the Bulgarian A PFG. His role on the pitch is centre back. Born in Plovdiv, Grigorov was educated to football in Botev's youth academies. He made his debut for the first team on Ju