Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian al

Was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian allround championship, a bronze medal in 1899, and a gold medal in 1900.

Is an Armenian professional goalkeeper. He currently plays for FC Pyunik. He is also a member of Arm

Is an Armenian professional goalkeeper. He currently plays for FC Pyunik. He is also a member of Armenia U-21.

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Douglas Lewis.

Was a Norwegian speed skater from Trondheim. He participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he p

Was a Norwegian speed skater from Trondheim. He participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he placed 20th in the 5,000 metres and 18th in the 10,000 metres. He placed seventh at the 1937 World Allround Speed Skating Championships.

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished fifth in the 50 km event

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished fifth in the 50 km event at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Landsem also finished seventh in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He also comp

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is an Albanian footballer. He plays forward for Arezzo and the Albanian national team. He has 26 cap

Is an Albanian footballer. He plays forward for Arezzo and the Albanian national team. He has 26 caps and 3 goals for the national team. Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C. youth section, is also an Italian citizen.

Was a Latvian footballer and manager, the elder and most popular of four football playing Barda brot

Was a Latvian footballer and manager, the elder and most popular of four football playing Barda brothers.Edvins Barda started his career in 1921 when he joined JKS Riga - the strongest Latvian football club at the time, he played with the side in 1921 and 1922, in 1922 he also took up coaching the team. Later in 1922 he played briefly with ASK Riga until he ended up with the newly founded RFK - the leader in Latvian football in the years to follow, plus he actively participated in the formation of the club in its early years.

Was a Latvian wrestler and Olympic medalist.

Was a Latvian wrestler and Olympic medalist.

Is a Latvian chess Grandmaster.Kengis was eight-time Latvian Champion (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,

Is a Latvian chess Grandmaster.Kengis was eight-time Latvian Champion (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004, 2005). He won Baltic Chess Championship at Pärnu 1985, and shared 1st with Alexander Shabalov and Alexander Malevinsky, at Haapsalu 1986.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6'9" forward, Pinckney led Villano

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6'9" forward, Pinckney led Villanova University to the NCAA title over the Georgetown Hoyas in 1985. He was the recipient of the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after registering 16 points and 7 rebounds in the 66-64 victory.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and college and NBA assistant coach. He is the

Is a retired American professional basketball player and college and NBA assistant coach. He is the father of former NBA player Danny Manning.Manning's career as a player took him to several NBA and ABA teams including the Baltimore Bullets where his jersey number was 35, as well as various European franchises. In 1985, he was hired as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Kansas under Larry Brown.

Is a Canadian alpine skier with Czech ancestry who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998

Is a Canadian alpine skier with Czech ancestry who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Jaworski was a member of

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Jaworski was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played eight matches.

Is an American filmmaker and the founder (with his son Steve Sabol, among others) of NFL Films. Sabo

Is an American filmmaker and the founder (with his son Steve Sabol, among others) of NFL Films. Sabol was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and raised in Blairstown, New Jersey. While attending Blair Academy, he excelled in several sports, and set a World

Is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California

Is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. Outside of skateboarding, Ed is an artist and photographer. He began by painting the graphics for his skateboard company, TV and later for Toy Machine. I

Is an American heavyweight boxer fighting out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eddie started boxing pr

Is an American heavyweight boxer fighting out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eddie started boxing professionally in 2000 at the age of 18. For the first five years, he fought unknown opponents before raising his level of competition significantly in 2005

Won a gold medal for the United States as a boxing teammate of Muhammad Ali in the 1960 Summer Olymp

Won a gold medal for the United States as a boxing teammate of Muhammad Ali in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Crook was also a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Boxing out of Detroit, Crook was an Olympic Gold medalist for the United States at the 1960 Olymp

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace/leg spin bowler, he played

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace/leg spin bowler, he played 48 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1928 and 1953 including nineteen first-class matches. He also played county cricket for Middlesex, playing tw

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympic

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Is a former Australian footballer and manager. After playing his first four years of professional fo

Is a former Australian footballer and manager. After playing his first four years of professional football in Australia, Krncevic moved to the land of his parents in 1981, joining NK Dinamo Zagreb, where he had relative individual success, besides helping

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a Polish-born former baseball player, track athlete, and ice hockey player. He played two seasons

Is a Polish-born former baseball player, track athlete, and ice hockey player. He played two seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. He was named to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League Second All-Star Team in 1948. On 29 September 1948 he signed as a free agent to the Saskatoon Quakers of the Western Canada Senior Hockey League.[1]

Was an American sportsman. He was the first person to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Olymp

Was an American sportsman. He was the first person to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and is to date the only person to have won a gold medal at both games.