Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics.

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics.

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was part of the

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the water polo tournament. He played six matches.

An Austrian former road bicycle racer who raced between 1993 and 2006.In 1989, Totschnig became the

An Austrian former road bicycle racer who raced between 1993 and 2006.In 1989, Totschnig became the Junior Austrian National Time Trial Champion. He turned professional with the Italian Lampre - Polti team in 1993, remaining with the team in 1994 when Polti became the main sponsor for the first time. Totschnig rode for the German Deutsche Telekom team from 1997 to 2000, before joining his final team, Gerolsteiner, in 2001.

Is a former German footballer and coach.He played for VfL Marburg, 1. FC Köln, Kickers Offenbach, 1

Is a former German footballer and coach.He played for VfL Marburg, 1. FC Köln, Kickers Offenbach, 1. FSV Mainz 05, FC Metz, CS Sedan, Olympique Avignonnais, AS Angoulême, Stade Lavallois and RC Paris.

Was a German road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of

Was a German road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of the German cycling team which finished sixth in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 36th.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also a member

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the German team which was eliminated in the first round of the 3000 metres team race by Sweden.

Was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a former football player and manager from Austria.

Is a former football player and manager from Austria.

A small man who hit the ball deceptively hard, Emmett started his cricket career in minor county cri

A small man who hit the ball deceptively hard, Emmett started his cricket career in minor county cricket with Devon, before he moved to Gloucestershire to qualify to play for the county side by residency from 1936. He lost five years of his playing career as a result of the Second World War, but by 1947 Emmett was at the top of his form. In 1948 he was picked to play for England, controversially replacing Leonard Hutton at Old Trafford. He was not a success, being caught for 10 in the first innings and failing to score in the second.

Is an American swimmer. At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Klein p

Is an American swimmer. At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Klein placed second to Eric Shanteau in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:10.39, earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder.Farah grew up in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War (1975-199

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder.Farah grew up in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) where he participated in combat operations as a child. Bodybuilding helped Farah get through these rough times and served as an outlet for much of his t

Is a professional American Indian Super middleweight boxer. He has been active in many sports, inclu

Is a professional American Indian Super middleweight boxer. He has been active in many sports, including baseball, football and wrestling. He has been awarded numerous honors in both football and wrestling. He won the honor as a Cadet Greco-Roman All-Amer

Was a professional association football player. Born in Edinburgh, he played for St Bernard's before

Was a professional association football player. Born in Edinburgh, he played for St Bernard's before joining Preston North End. He was a key member of the Preston team which won the first ever Football League championship in the 1888–89 season without losing a match.

Is a professional pool player from New York. He grew up in Yorkville, New York, and started his care

Is a professional pool player from New York. He grew up in Yorkville, New York, and started his career as a player in Chelsea Billiards. Currently, San Souci lives in Astoria, New York. Today, he competes regularly in a regional tour of the New York regio

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherl

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.A defenceman, Peternousek scored a goal and two assists in all 5 of Holland's games in Lake Placid. He had two assists in 8 games at the World Championships the following year.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests between 1880 and 1886. ""Joey"" Palmer had an int

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests between 1880 and 1886. ""Joey"" Palmer had an intense career, His Test career was short in years but he toured England 4 times and at his peak he was considered a top medium pace spinner. Palmer had a particular love for the SCG, where his best Test bowling of 7-65 occurred. After returning from the 1886 tour to England he damaged his knee and never played Test cricket again but came to play first class cricket in Australia until the end of 1896/97.

Was a hard punching featherweight and lightweight who fought from 1910 to 1928. Chaney was born Geor

Was a hard punching featherweight and lightweight who fought from 1910 to 1928. Chaney was born George Henry Chaney in Baltimore, Maryland to Irish-American parents. In his time he was known as the "knockout king of Fistiana" He compiled a life time recor

Is an American boxer, business executive, and television personality. He is the son of former heavyw

Is an American boxer, business executive, and television personality. He is the son of former heavyweight champion George Foreman.

Is a Canadian basketball player and a native of Victoria, British Columbia. He joined the University

Is a Canadian basketball player and a native of Victoria, British Columbia. He joined the University of Oregon Ducks for the 1939-1940 school year, and became one of the first Canadian players to showcase his talents in the United States. After leaving th

Was a professional boxer in the 1940s who faced off against opponents such as Rocky Graziano, Kid Ga

Was a professional boxer in the 1940s who faced off against opponents such as Rocky Graziano, Kid Gavilán, Pete Mead, and Artie Levine. An outstanding defensive boxer, Horne lost only 10 bouts and fought one draw in 121 professional fights. Horne grew up

Was a professional boxer. Costner was a major welterweight contender from 1944 to 1950. Costner was

Was a professional boxer. Costner was a major welterweight contender from 1944 to 1950. Costner was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and started his career 70–9–5. In 1950, Costner fought Sugar Ray Robinson for the second time, having been knocked out by the gr

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherl

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Was a former professional boxer, referee and business owner who was licensed to officiate bouts in L

Was a former professional boxer, referee and business owner who was licensed to officiate bouts in Las Vegas, Nevada. On December 10, 1982, he was chosen to referee the WBA world Heavyweight championship bout between champion Mike Weaver and challenger Mi

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the 1

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'6" guard-forward from Florida State University, McCloud played 12 years in the NBA from 1989-2002. He played for the Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets.