Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He finished seventh and last in the four-man

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He finished seventh and last in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Gyssling was German consul to the USA from 1927 till 1941, since 1933 in Los Angeles. He was member of the Nazi Party from 1931.

Was an early 20th-century strongman and professional wrestler. Nicknamed "The Russian Lion", Hackens

Was an early 20th-century strongman and professional wrestler. Nicknamed "The Russian Lion", Hackenschmidt was actually an Estonian of Estonian, Swedish and German heritage.

Is an Austrian footballer who plays for Rapid Vienna.Harding began his Career with TSV Neumarkt, her

Is an Austrian footballer who plays for Rapid Vienna.Harding began his Career with TSV Neumarkt, here played with the team between 1995. Now joined to the Academy from FC Kärnten than in the year 1998 was promoted from Head Coach August Starek and played his first games in the Erste Liga. In the season 2001/2002 joined to lower League club SK Treibach, here played two season and moved than in 2003 to Red Zac Erste Liga DSV Leoben.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in four events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in four events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a German freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke swimmer and diver who competed in the 1904 Summer O

Was a German freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke swimmer and diver who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1906 Summer Olympics.

Was a German chess player and International Master (IM).An avid cigar smoker, Kieninger was nickname

Was a German chess player and International Master (IM).An avid cigar smoker, Kieninger was nicknamed "Eisernen Schorsch" (roughly translated as "Iron Georgie") because of his fighting style. He won the German Chess Championship in 1937, 1940, and 1947.

Is a German footballer who plays for SC Herford in the Landesliga Westfalen 1, as a goalkeeper.Born

Is a German footballer who plays for SC Herford in the Landesliga Westfalen 1, as a goalkeeper.Born in Bergisch Gladbach, Koch started his career playing at amateur club SpVgg Erkenschwick before becoming a professional in January 1992, when he moved to t

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a memb

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament.

Was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated i

Was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metre freestyle event. He was also a member of the German relay team which finished fourth in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay

Is a German weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth in the

Is a German weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth in the featherweight class.

Was a prominent Estonian Greco-Roman and free-style wrestler of the early 20th century. Born on Apri

Was a prominent Estonian Greco-Roman and free-style wrestler of the early 20th century. Born on April 22, 1876 in the village of Väike-Maarja in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia, Lurich began participating in sporting activities at an early age.

Was a Romanian chess player.

Was a Romanian chess player.

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for FC Magna Wiener Neustadt in the Austrian seco

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for FC Magna Wiener Neustadt in the Austrian second division.Margreitter made his Bundesliga debut with LASK Linz in the 2007/2008 season.

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the second

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Marcel Rey-Golliet.

German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT the B

German motorcycle racer famous for being the first foreign winner of the prestigious Senior TT the Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races in 1939 riding for the factory BMW team and the first motor-cycle racer to lap a Grand Prix course at over 100mph.[1]

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

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

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics i

Is a German Olympic fencer. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the individual and team épée events.

Is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart.He has played for Bayern Munich's reserve team si

Is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart.He has played for Bayern Munich's reserve team since 2003, and has recently been involved with the first team. He was an unused substitute for Bundesliga games against Hamburger SV and Borussia Dortmund i

Was a Norwegian Olympic speed skater and lawyer. He represented the clubs Drammens SK, Gimsøy IF an

Was a Norwegian Olympic speed skater and lawyer. He represented the clubs Drammens SK, Gimsøy IF and Oslo SK. He chaired the Norwegian Skating Association from 1961 to 1965. After his speed skating career he worked as a barrister.

Was a German chess master.He won at Canterbury 1903, and drew a match with Paul Saladin Leonhardt (2

Was a German chess master.He won at Canterbury 1903, and drew a match with Paul Saladin Leonhardt (2 : 2) at London 1904.[4] Schories earned his master title in Barmen 1905 (B tournament), where he tied for first and defeated Savielly Tartakower in their

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1999. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1999. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 5th in the individual normal hill at those same championships. Späth won a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006. His best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the individual normal hill at Turin in 2006. He has four individual career victories, earning them between 2005 and 2008.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was the coxswain of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.

A former German footballer and trainer.His career started with SD Düren 99. From 1953 to 1965 he pl

A former German footballer and trainer.His career started with SD Düren 99. From 1953 to 1965 he played for 1. FC Köln as defender and midfielder. The member of the German 1958 FIFA World Cup squad won 23 caps and scored two goals.Later on he was a trainer for Alemannia Aachen and 1. FC Köln.

Is an Austrian alpine skier. He was third in Super-G at a 2010 World Cup event in Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel. He represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics.