Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an American tennis player. She was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 in singles from 1961 through 1965 a

Was an American tennis player. She was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 in singles from 1961 through 1965 and again in 1967. She was ranked U.S. No. 1 in doubles in 1963.Graebner paired with Nancy Richey Gunter to win doubles titles at the U.S. Championships in 1965 (defeating Billie Jean King and Karen Hantze Susman in the final) and the Australian Championships in 1966 (defeating Margaret Court and Lesley Turner Bowrey in the final).

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 168 international matches for The Netherlands, in

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 168 international matches for The Netherlands, in which she scored forty goals. She made her debut on November 20, 1989 in a friendly match against England.

Was a ladies figure skater who competed for Canada.

Was a ladies figure skater who competed for Canada.

Is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.

Is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.

Is a former French Alpine skier. Merle, who was a specialist in Giant Slalom and Super-G, won by the

Is a former French Alpine skier. Merle, who was a specialist in Giant Slalom and Super-G, won by the pass of her career 22 World cup races, including 9 in giant slalom and 13 in Super-G. From 1989 to 1992 she won the Super G World Cup four times in a row, in addition to the Giant Slalom World Cup in 1992 and 1993. At the 1989 World Championships in Vail she won a silver medal in the Giant Slalom,

Is a French alpine skier.Her victory in the downhill ski event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt L

Is a French alpine skier.Her victory in the downhill ski event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City was her first major triumph. It was also the first gold medal won by a Frenchwoman in Alpine Skiing since Marielle Goitschel's triumph in the wome

Was a French cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, s

Was a French cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she had her best career finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 and her best individual finish of 24th in the 30 km event at Lillehamme

Is a Dutch snowboarder.

Is a Dutch snowboarder.

Was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the women's doubles title with Marjorie V

Was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the women's doubles title with Marjorie Van Ryn at the 1936 U.S. Championships. Stark was the runner-up in singles at the 1932 U.S. Championships, losing to Helen Hull Jacobs 6–2, 6–2. Stark also was the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1934, 1935, and 1937 editions of that tournament.

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s.

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s.

Is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 se

Is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. With a personal best time of 12.57 seconds, she became the seventh fastest German ever over this distance at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on 8 July 2010.[1] Nytra represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics,[3] at both events being eliminated at the semi-final stage. However, she did win a silver medal at the 2010 European Team Championships in Bergen, Norway, with a time of 12.81 seconds.[4]

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.

Is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.

Is a German pole vaulter. She finished 10th at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, fourth at t

Is a German pole vaulter. She finished 10th at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, fourth at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Madrid and 10th at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. Her personal best is 4.72 metres, achieved in July 2010 in Biberach an der Riß. This ranks her third among German pole vaulters, only behind Annika Becker and Yvonne Buschbaum.

was one of Holland's most prominent female long distance runners from the second half of the sevent

was one of Holland's most prominent female long distance runners from the second half of the seventies until far into the nineties of last century, including all distances from 3000 metres until the marathon. During the greater part of this period she ev

Is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.Carry Geijssen won silver at the Dutch Allround Champi

Is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.Carry Geijssen won silver at the Dutch Allround Championships in 1965 (a feat she would repeat in 1967 and 1968). In 1966, she became Dutch Allround Champion. At the 1968 World Allround Championships in Helsin

Is a female volleyball player from Brazil.

Is a female volleyball player from Brazil.

Was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the High jump in the twenties and thirties of last centu

Was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the High jump in the twenties and thirties of last century.Her talent was discovered during school competition in 1926, when it turned out that she jumped 30 centimetres higher than her classmates. Hardly two ye

Is a professional volleyball player who became a naturalized Italian. She currently plays for Scavol

Is a professional volleyball player who became a naturalized Italian. She currently plays for Scavolini Pesaro.

An Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman

An Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. A player of passion, he is noted for his exuberant and emotional behaviour, especially whilst appealing for and celebrating wickets. Such trademark behaviour has seen him frequently fined for violating the player conduct guidelines of the International Cricket Council. He is known to bowl at speeds mostly around 142km/h/88mph.

Is an Italian figure skater. As of December 2010, she was ranked 3rd in the world by the Internation

Is an Italian figure skater. As of December 2010, she was ranked 3rd in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU). In June 2009, Kostner left her long-time coach Michael Huth. She relocated to El Segundo, California to work with Frank Carroll and

Is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Costa Rica, who won a total number of three medals (one s

Is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Costa Rica, who won a total number of three medals (one silver and two bronze) with the women's relay team at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,

Is a football coach and former player for the women's Italian national team. Morace debuted for the

Is a football coach and former player for the women's Italian national team. Morace debuted for the Italian women's national team in 1978, against Yugoslavia, at the age of 14. During her career, she made 153 appearances for Italy, scoring 105 goals. While playing in the Italian national women's league, she scored more than 550 goals. She took part in six European Championships as well as the inaugural FIFA Women’s World Cup China 1991, where she scored 4 goals, including a hat-trick in the 5-0 win against Chinese Taipei.

Is an Italian soccer player. She currently plays as a midfielder for the Italian national team. Pini

Is an Italian soccer player. She currently plays as a midfielder for the Italian national team. Pini began playing soccer as a kid. Her first team was Floriagafir (together with boys), when 12 years old, she went to ACF Firenze where she stayed two years. Then she played in Agliana for four years, in 2007 she went to the women team of Bayern München.

Is a female skier from Spain. She has represented Spain in the 2006, 2002, and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is a female skier from Spain. She has represented Spain in the 2006, 2002, and 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also taken part in national championships, world championships, and the world cup. She has also competed in the European cup and the junior world

Is a cross country mountain biker and road cyclist born in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. She repres

Is a cross country mountain biker and road cyclist born in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She was a reserve for the British Cycling team at the 20