Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a Swedish fencer and Olympic Champion.

Is a Swedish fencer and Olympic Champion.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics,

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished eighth in the Indivi

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished eighth in the Individual dressage competition with his horse Kartusch.

Is a retired American boxer from Belle Glade, Florida who fought in several noteworthy boxing matche

Is a retired American boxer from Belle Glade, Florida who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s. His height is only 193 cm, but his reach is 215 cm, over 20 cm longer than height. Nicknamed "The Truth", Williams first title sh

Is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football with South Melbourne and Unive

Is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football with South Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League as well as first-class cricket for Victoria. Willis was a regular player for University in his first season, however he was suspended for four weeks after being reported by a steward. A dentist by profession, he captained South Melbourne in the 1921 season. His cricket career, which had begun in 1913/14, continued after he retired as a footballer. Willis represented both the Australian Imperial Forces and Victorian cricket teams for 15 years before he died unexpectedly in 1930.

Is a former English football player who generally played as a striker.Leaburn progressed through the

Is a former English football player who generally played as a striker.Leaburn progressed through the youth set-up at Charlton Athletic and made his debut in the late 1980s. He also played in the England Under 20's team under Graham Taylor. A regular in Charlton's team for over a decade, he developed the reputation of a striker who rarely scored.

Is former American Professional Football Player.Zander was selected in the 2nd round of the 1985 NFL

Is former American Professional Football Player.Zander was selected in the 2nd round of the 1985 NFL Draft at Inside Linebacker by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played in the NFL with the Bengals for seven seasons, from 1985-1991.

Is a Canadian figure skater who currently represents Greece internationally. He is the 2004 & 2006 G

Is a Canadian figure skater who currently represents Greece internationally. He is the 2004 & 2006 Greek national champion.

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was the coxswain of the Danish

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was the coxswain of the Danish boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

Is a professional American female bodybuilding champion. Dunlap was born in 1954 in Newark, New Jers

Is a professional American female bodybuilding champion. Dunlap was born in 1954 in Newark, New Jersey. She started competing in sports with gymnastics at age 10. She later competed in swimming, both speed and synchronized. Dunlap attended the Newark Scho

Is a former freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 20

Is a former freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia for the Netherlands. Geurts won three silver medals during her career at the European Swimming Championships. She retired in 2001, after the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.

Was a Dutch basketball player. Carla de Liefde was one of the Netherlands' most talented female bask

Was a Dutch basketball player. Carla de Liefde was one of the Netherlands' most talented female basketball players ever. She played her whole career at Basketball Oud-Beijerland (BOB), which was founded by her mother, Carla de Liefde-Ravelli. While she wa

Is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a guard for the Detroit Shock.

Is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a guard for the Detroit Shock. She won a bronze (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch female darts player.In 2007, Molema became the youngest player at the Women's World Darts

Is a Dutch female darts player.In 2007, Molema became the youngest player at the Women's World Darts Championship, aged 18. She lost in the quarter finals to Trina Gulliver. She had previously reached the semi finals of the 2006 Women'ss World Masters, beating Anastasia Dobromyslova in the quarter finals before losing to Karin Krappen. Molema also played in a PDC ranked event, the Thialf Darts Trophy, beating Hermie van Orsouw in the first round before losing to John Lokken.

A field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team a

A field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup.At the 2008 French Open,

Is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup.At the 2008 French Open, Suarez Navarro reached the singles quarterfinals in her first Grand Slam main draw tournament. After she won three qualifying matches, she defeated former World No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo of France in the second round (6–3, 6–4), Australian Casey Dellacqua in the third round, and 26th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta in the fourth round (6–3, 6–2). Suarez Navarro then lost to third-seeded Jelena Jankovic in the quarterfinals (6–3, 6–2).

Is an American soccer player and longtime member and captain of the United States women's national s

Is an American soccer player and longtime member and captain of the United States women's national soccer team. She is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.Overbeck, a central defender, grew up in Richardson, Texas, where she attended Richardson High School. She played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whose team won the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship each of Overbeck's four seasons there.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Jazz. She is best known for her

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Jazz. She is best known for her tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and in World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, where she was a two time Women's Champion. In late 2001, the W

A retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mostly for FC Barcelona.An FC Barcelona gra

A retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mostly for FC Barcelona.An FC Barcelona graduate, Busquets first appeared with the main squad on November 7, 1993, in a 2-1 home win over Racing de Santander, and would play another two full games in the next two matchdays. However, he was mostly barred by Spanish international Andoni Zubizarreta during his first years.

A Spanish football striker who as of the start of the 2008-09 season plays for Sevilla Atlético. He

A Spanish football striker who as of the start of the 2008-09 season plays for Sevilla Atlético. He transfered from FC Barcelona after spending the 2007-08 season on loan at R.E. Mouscron of the Jupiler League.

Is a Spanish slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Juanmartí also competed in two S

Is a Spanish slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Juanmartí also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of 11th in the K-1 event at Athens in 2004.

Is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has reached the finals of ten Futures tournaments; five

Is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has reached the finals of ten Futures tournaments; five of these he won on Romania, Latvia, Poland and Spain.

A Spanish footballer who is the current team captain of Barcelona. He is a regular in the Spanish na

A Spanish footballer who is the current team captain of Barcelona. He is a regular in the Spanish national team and has also played friendly matches for the team of Catalonia.Puyol played for Spanish national team at the 2000 Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2008. He has been capped 66 times. He holds the record for number of caps for Spain national football team as a Catalan player, after breaking Sergi Barjuán's record of 56 caps on 17 October 2007.[citation needed]

A Catalan footballer and manager. He has spent the majority of career at FC Barcelona. Rexach first

A Catalan footballer and manager. He has spent the majority of career at FC Barcelona. Rexach first joined the club as a junior player when he was 12. He was a player at the club for 22 years and then worked for them as a scout, coach and manager for another 22 years. Rexach formed a successful partnership with Johan Cruyff, both on and off the field. As players they helped FC Barcelona win La Liga in 1974, the club's first win in 14 years. He also served as assistant coach to Cruyff during the Dream Team era between 1988 and 1996.