Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was the first Sri Lankan athlete to win a medal for his country in an Olympic event. He won a silver

Was the first Sri Lankan athlete to win a medal for his country in an Olympic event. He won a silver in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. To this day he remains the only South Asian athlete to have won a silver medal in any track and field event at the Olympics.White was born on 1 March 1918 in Lathpandura near Kalutara, in the then British-ruled Ceylon, the second of four children of John Bernard White and Cecilia Hawk White. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy where he was awarded 'Trinity Lion' for athletics; this was subsequently withdrawn from him due to minor disciplinary reasons. White won his Olympic medal the same year Ceylon gained independence from Britain. He had trained for only about 3 months before the games while the gold medalist, Roy Cochran of the USA, had trained for about 4 years. White's time for the event, 51.8 seconds, was only 0.7 seconds behind Cochran, which along with Cochran's time bettered the existing Olympic record.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Herefordshire. He was born in

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Herefordshire. He was born in Stourbridge. Willetts, who first appeared for Herefordshire in the 38-County Cup in 2001, made his only List A appearance for the team in the C&G Trophy c

Is an English female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Chels

Is an English female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Chelsea Ladies. She has also represented Great Britain at the World University Games. Susi played for England at Under-19[5] and Under-23 level. Her debut for the England senior side came in July 2009 when she came on as a substitute for Corinne Yorston in the 2-0 defeat at home to Iceland.

Is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his ra

Is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. He was part of the "Alabama Gang," and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison.

Is a Vietnamese footballer who is now playing for T&T Hà N?i. He is best known for his performance

Is a Vietnamese footballer who is now playing for T&T Hà N?i. He is best known for his performance that helped Vietnam national football team to win their first ASEAN Football Championship. He was awarded MVP of the tournament.

Is a Malaysian football player. He is the former member of Malaysia national team.He previously play

Is a Malaysian football player. He is the former member of Malaysia national team.He previously playing for Perlis FA and won the 2005 Malaysia Super League. With Malaysia, he made his only appearance against Singapore in 2005 international matches.

Is a Swedish figure skater.

Is a Swedish figure skater.

Is a Canadian cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made

Is a Canadian cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his senior debut for Canada in the ICC Americas Championship One Day International against Bermuda on 21 August 2006, and went on to play for them in the

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1892.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1892.

Is an Indian football player who plays in Forward position for I-League team Churchill Brothers SC.D

Is an Indian football player who plays in Forward position for I-League team Churchill Brothers SC.Durga Boro recently signed for I-League champions Churchill Brothers SC form Kolkata League.

Is a Nigerian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the Heavyweight division. The 1.9

Is a Nigerian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the Heavyweight division. The 1.92/6'3' Durodola didn't compete at the 2007 All-Africa Games but qualified at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament by beating among other

Is a retired Jamaican football player.The defender played mostly for Wadadah F.C.. He was nicknamed

Is a retired Jamaican football player.The defender played mostly for Wadadah F.C.. He was nicknamed 'Tatty'. He played at central defence and was regarded as one of the best to play that position for the Jamaican national team.

Is an Austrian football player who plays for Konyaspor.Karatay previously played for SC Rheindorf Al

Is an Austrian football player who plays for Konyaspor.Karatay previously played for SC Rheindorf Altach.

Is a Serbian football player, currently under contact with Teleoptik - a club owned by Partizan. On

Is a Serbian football player, currently under contact with Teleoptik - a club owned by Partizan. On Teleoptik he will be under the close eyes of coach Zvonko Varga in his aim to make it to the first Partizan team. He was a part of Serbia national under-19

A Swedish football midfielder, who plays for Swiss team FC Zürich. He is of Serbian descent, as his

A Swedish football midfielder, who plays for Swiss team FC Zürich. He is of Serbian descent, as his parents are from Loznica, Serbia[1]. Regarded as one of the finest talents of Swedish football, he made his debut for the Swedish national team in January 2005, and has played three international matches so far. Djuric came through the ranks of Halmstads BK. He signed a contract until summer 2012 with the Swiss team FC Zürich in January 2008.

Is a Swiss footballer who plays for Genoa Primavera at Campionato Primavera.He also played for Lugan

Is a Swiss footballer who plays for Genoa Primavera at Campionato Primavera.He also played for Lugano senior team.

Is a Greek professional basketball player. A 2.11 m/6'11" forward with tendencies of a shooting guar

Is a Greek professional basketball player. A 2.11 m/6'11" forward with tendencies of a shooting guard, Sakota was selected on the World Team Roster for the 2005 Nike Hoop Summit. He was a member of the Greek Junior National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Junior Championship

A former Thai football player. He is a famous Defender who scored 14 goals for the national team. He

A former Thai football player. He is a famous Defender who scored 14 goals for the national team. He played for the national team Between 1996-2004.

Is a Macedonian footballer currently playing for FK Sileks Kratovo.

Is a Macedonian footballer currently playing for FK Sileks Kratovo.

Is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, b

Is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 93, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 62, on November 15, 2010. Brown an

Is a professional skateboarder. He also, has his own shoe line with Vans. He is featured in the Tony

Is a professional skateboarder. He also, has his own shoe line with Vans. He is featured in the Tony Hawk video games Tony Hawk's Project 8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground,[citation needed] and Tony Hawk: Ride.

Is a retired male backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Su

Is a retired male backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he ended up in 20th place in the men's 200m backstroke event, clocking 2:01.34 in the preliminary heats. He curre

Is a German football player currently playing for 1. FC Kaiserslautern II.

Is a German football player currently playing for 1. FC Kaiserslautern II.

Is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chuck Taylor. He is currently com

Is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chuck Taylor. He is currently competing most notably in Chikara, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Evolve Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA.

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Johnson was born in Columbia,

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Johnson was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He played collegiate golf at Coastal Carolina University. As an amateur, he won the Monroe Invitational and the Northeast Amateur in 2007