Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for USL First Division si

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for USL First Division side Miami FC.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Was one of the exceptional products of the West... He was born in Oradea, on November 1, 1938. He ma

Was one of the exceptional products of the West... He was born in Oradea, on November 1, 1938. He made his first steps in the football career ever since 1951, joining the team “Staruinta Oradea” (coached by Al. Pop). The next team he joined was “Metalul Industria Sarmii Campia Turzii” , reaching in 1959 to the Army Central House (C.C.A.) team, after his enrollment. Colonel Gica Popescu, the coach of C.C.A.

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.68 seco

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.68 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart.

Is a retired German hurdler. She won the bronze medals at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in

Is a retired German hurdler. She won the bronze medals at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in Athletics in den Haag (in 60 m hurdles) and the 1992 IAAF World Cup. At the 1990 European Championships in Athletics she won a silver medal in 4x100 m relay for West Germany together with Ulrike Sarvari, Andrea Thomas and Silke Knoll.

Was a Spanish footballer who played for La Liga sides Real Betis and RCD Espanyol. Gabino joined Bet

Was a Spanish footballer who played for La Liga sides Real Betis and RCD Espanyol. Gabino joined Betis in 1983 where he scored 13 goals in 113 La Liga appearances over a four year period. In 1988 he moved on to Espanyol where he spent two seasons. He scored 6 goals in 8 league appearances.

Was an Argentine football midfielder who played for Central Córdoba and the Argentina national team

Was an Argentine football midfielder who played for Central Córdoba and the Argentina national team.Sosa played his entire club career for Central Córdoba of Rosario, he won four Local championships with the club and the 1934 Copa Adrián Beccar Varela.Sosa played fifteen times for the Argentina national team, scoring six goals. On October 20, 1926 he scored four goals in the same game in a famous 8-0 win over Paraguay.[1]

Is a Botswana long jumper who won has won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Is a Botswana long jumper who won has won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in To

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Mexico City, Joo was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m e

Was a Filipino professional boxer. He was born and raised in the town of Bogo, Cebu.Elorde was a for

Was a Filipino professional boxer. He was born and raised in the town of Bogo, Cebu.Elorde was a former world super featherweight champion, title he originally held from 1960. In 1963, he was inaugurated as WBC and WBA champion. He still holds the junior lightweight division record for the lengthiest title reign, which spanned for seven years and almost single-handedly legitimized the division. Elorde is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino boxers of all-time along with seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and flyweight champion in the 1920s

Is a American indoor volleyball player. He is a two time Olympian, having played at the 2004 Athens

Is a American indoor volleyball player. He is a two time Olympian, having played at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics with the U.S. National Team.

Is a Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Is a Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Gala moved from his native Nigeria to Brampton, Ontario as a young child. He played club soccer for the Brampton East club, and his high school C.W. Jeffreys, and is currently enrolled at the University of Toronto. Gala made his debut for the Canada's U-20 team on May 19, 2006 against Brazil, and made his first start against the United States on July 9, 2006. He was also a member of Canada's U20 side for the 2007 U20 World Cup.

An Argentine footballer currently playing for Argentinos Juniors.Hauche started his playing career w

An Argentine footballer currently playing for Argentinos Juniors.Hauche started his playing career with Club Atlético Temperley in the lower leagues of Argentine football in 2004. He was signed by Argentinos Juniors of the Argentine Primera in 2006 and soon established himself as an important member of the first team squad.

Is a Costa Rican slalom canoer. Álavarez competed in the early 1990s. He finished 43rd in the K-1 e

Is a Costa Rican slalom canoer. Álavarez competed in the early 1990s. He finished 43rd in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Danubio. Alcoba has made one appearance for the senior Urugu

Is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Danubio. Alcoba has made one appearance for the senior Uruguay national football team, a friendly against Mexico on 26 October 2005.

An Argentine professional racing cyclist.

An Argentine professional racing cyclist.

Is an Argentine professional football defender, currently playing for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcel

Is an Argentine professional football defender, currently playing for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona. He is the younger brother of Genoa striker Diego Milito.Previously, Milito played for Argentine first division Independiente from 1997 to 2003. During that time, he had to face his older brother Diego Milito, who played for Independiente's arch-rivals Racing Club, and who as of the end of the 2006-07 season was his teammate at Real Zaragoza.In 2003, he was due to be transferred to Real Madrid, but the Spanish team rejected the player after some medical results that, so the club said, showed a not-fully-recovered knee injury. To many, it was a political move against Madrid's football director Jorge Valdano,

An Argentine central defender, who currently plays for Boca Juniors.Paletta came through the youth d

An Argentine central defender, who currently plays for Boca Juniors.Paletta came through the youth divisions of Club Atlético Banfield and reached the first team in 2005. When Banfield qualified for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, they altered their 25 man squad for the event to include Paletta and immediately threw him into action against the Colombian team Independiente Medellín. Paletta played well and Banfield progressed, but Paletta was to play no further part in the tournament after being called up to the Argentina Under-20 team to participate in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),

Is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), wrestling on its SmackDown brand under the ring name Tyler Reks. He also competed in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), w

A former Argentine footballer. He begun his career in Aldosivi of Mar del Plata, and later he went o

A former Argentine footballer. He begun his career in Aldosivi of Mar del Plata, and later he went on to become one of the few players to have played for the three most popular teams in his country: Boca Juniors and River Plate and Independiente.He has played for Spanish clubs Hércules CF, RCD Mallorca, Real Betis and Albacete Balompié.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at FC Dinamo Bucuresti. Touted as one of the mo

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at FC Dinamo Bucuresti. Touted as one of the most promising young strikers in the League, he made his debut during the 2005/2006 season for Politehnica Timisoara against FC Arges Pitesti and scored on his second match, against Farul Constanta.In a friendly match against ACF Fiorentina, he impressed the opposition's manager Cesare Prandelli, who described him as an exceptional player.

Is a French footballer currently playing for Manchester United. He primarily plays as a winger, but

Is a French footballer currently playing for Manchester United. He primarily plays as a winger, but can also play in the centre of midfield and as a striker. A former attendee of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Obertan began his professional career playing for Bordeaux in France, before joining Manchester United for an undisclosed fee in July 2009. He is a former member of the France U21 team and was named as France's best overall player at the 2009 Toulon Tournament along with the official Man of the Match in the final.[2]

Was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for four seasons. He played for the Cleveland India

Was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for four seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1963 to 1966, playing in 73 career games.

Is an Uruguayan - Venezuelan football midfielder who made a total number of seventeen appearances (t

Is an Uruguayan - Venezuelan football midfielder who made a total number of seventeen appearances (three goals) for the Venezuela national team between 1994 and 1997.