Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Melckenbeeck won a stage in the Tour de Fran

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Melckenbeeck won a stage in the Tour de France, and in 1963 he won Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a Danish professional ice hockey player, currently with the New York Islanders in the NHL. He was

Is a Danish professional ice hockey player, currently with the New York Islanders in the NHL. He was the first Danish citizen to play in the NHL.Nielsen was drafted by the New York Islanders with their 3rd round pick, 87th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After playing in the Swedish Elitserien since 2001, Nielsen signed a two-year contract with the New York Islanders on May 15, 2006. He has also played for the Danish national men's ice hockey team.

Was a Dutch professional cyclist who broke the world hour record.Slaats was a prominent velodrome ri

Was a Dutch professional cyclist who broke the world hour record.Slaats was a prominent velodrome rider in the 1930s, especially in Six-day racing. In September 1937 he set the world hour record at 45.558km on the Vigorelli track in Milan, Italy. It was b

A former Dutch international footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmege

A former Dutch international footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973 he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons.Thijssen won fourteen caps for Holland and played in England for Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town, with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1981. He also had a stint in the NASL with the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 1984 he returned to his native country, to play for Fortuna Sittard (1984-1987), FC Groningen (1987-1988) and Vitesse Arnhem (1988-1991).After his active career he became a football manager. In 1995 he became manager for the Swedish club Malmö FF. A third place in the Swedish Allsvenska 1996 season was the best position he could manage during the four years he spent at Malmö FF

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer

Was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event at both 1948 and 1952.

Is a Brazilian football player last playing for Kocaelispor in midfield position.Bastos also played

Is a Brazilian football player last playing for Kocaelispor in midfield position.Bastos also played for Clube Atlético Juventus in Brazil and Sivasspor in Turkey.

Is a female badminton player from Indonesia.

Is a female badminton player from Indonesia.

Was a Danish sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Danish sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a Haitian football player who currently plays for OFI Crete of the Greek Super League. His usual

Is a Haitian football player who currently plays for OFI Crete of the Greek Super League. His usual demarcation is midfielder.

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a defender for Haitian League side Cav

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a defender for Haitian League side Cavaly AS.

Is a French volleyball player, who won the bronze medal with the France men's national volleyball te

Is a French volleyball player, who won the bronze medal with the France men's national volleyball team at the 2002 World Championships. Standing at 195 m, he can play both as middle blocker and passer-hitter.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a South African born Finnish discus thrower.

Is a South African born Finnish discus thrower.

Was a French athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as track and field athlete a

Was a French athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as track and field athlete and at 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris as rugby union footballer. Reichel competed in the 400 metres. In the preliminary round, he was placed third and did not advance to the finals.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing TSV St. Johann.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager currently managing TSV St. Johann.

Is a German footballer. He played with 1. FC Köln from their foundation in 1948 until 1952 and was

Is a German footballer. He played with 1. FC Köln from their foundation in 1948 until 1952 and was involved in the first game the team played, winning 8-2 against Nippes on 15 February 1948.

German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser ("the emperor") because of h

German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser ("the emperor") because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities,

Was an Austrian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the fir

Was an Austrian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to François Sybille.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a former German footballer. He played with 1. FC Köln for three years between 1951 and 1954 toge

Is a former German footballer. He played with 1. FC Köln for three years between 1951 and 1954 together with Hans Schäfer, Josef Röhrig und Fritz Herkenrath in the Western league.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the four runs in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Austrian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Wohlfahrt started his career at hometow

Is a retired Austrian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Wohlfahrt started his career at hometown outfit SV Sankt Veit, and turned professional at FK Austria Wien, where he would spend almost spent 20 years in two spells, winning six league titles and four domestic cups.

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player and coach.Nicknamed Bimbo, Binder was a prolific goalscorer

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player and coach.Nicknamed Bimbo, Binder was a prolific goalscorer who played for SK Rapid Wien. He won the national Austrian championship four times and was three times top goalscorer in Austrian league. In 1941 he also won the German championship with a 4–3 victory against Schalke 04, when he scored three goals. In his whole career he would had scored 1006 goals in 756 matches. With an average-score of 1.33 goals per match, it would be a world record so Binder would have been one of few players