Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s.

A retired discus thrower from Belarus, who still is the national record holder with a distance of 69

A retired discus thrower from Belarus, who still is the national record holder with a distance of 69.44, thrown on 1982-07-03 in Indianapolis, USA. He won the silver medal in the men's discus event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.

Is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event

Is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with teammates Oleg Gorobiy, Sergey Verlin and Anatoli Tishchenko.

Is a Cypriot defender currently playing for Anorthosis of Cyprus. His former teams are AC Omonia, AE

Is a Cypriot defender currently playing for Anorthosis of Cyprus. His former teams are AC Omonia, AEK Larnaca and EPA Larnaca where he started his career.

Is a Russian wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian chess master.He won thrice Leningrad City Chess Championship in 1933/34 (joint), 1939

Was a Russian chess master.He won thrice Leningrad City Chess Championship in 1933/34 (joint), 1939 and 1947 (joint). He participated many times in USSR Chess Championship. His best result was in 1933 when he shared 3rd (Mikhail Botvinnik won). He also played in international tournaments, finishing 15th at Moscow 1935 (Botvinnik and Salo Flohr won), and took 2nd at Helsinki 1946 (Viacheslav Ragozin won).

Is a amateur boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.

Is a amateur boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.

Is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a Brazilian football forward, who plays for América Futebol Clube (RN) in Campeonato Brasileiro

Is a Brazilian football forward, who plays for América Futebol Clube (RN) in Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.His previous club is Daegu FC in South Korea, América Futebol Clube (RN) and Salgueiro Atlético Clube.

Referred to simply as Geovani Silva or Geovani was a Brazilian football player. He began his career

Referred to simply as Geovani Silva or Geovani was a Brazilian football player. He began his career at 16 in Desportiva Capixaba. In 1983 he was transferred to Vasco da Gama, where he became famous, playing alongside the likes of Romário and Roberto Dina

Is a retired male football defender from Colombia. He played for the Colombia national football team

Is a retired male football defender from Colombia. He played for the Colombia national football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, wearing the #13 jersey. Cassiani also was a member of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.

Is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays for Hull City. He is mostly used as an attacking

Is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays for Hull City. He is mostly used as an attacking midfielder but is also able to play on both wings.

More commonly known as Geovanni, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hull City. He is mostly use

More commonly known as Geovanni, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hull City. He is mostly used as an attacking midfielder but is also able to play on both wings and up front.

Is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for Barcelona SC.He played in the Copa Sudamericana 20

Is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for Barcelona SC.He played in the Copa Sudamericana 2008 and the Copa Pilsener 2008 with them. However, in mid-November, Nazareno had signed two contracts with Dep. Quito and Barcelona. He was then sent to go

Is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career for C.S. Herediano and later wit

Is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career for C.S. Herediano and later with Ramonense, Puntarenas FC and A D Belen.He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. The defender collected 11 caps (no goals) for the "Ticos". He made his debut in 1990 against Poland and played his last international on March 27, 2002 against Morocco, averaging only 1 international per year.

Is a retired male boxer from Honduras, who competed in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) divisio

Is a retired male boxer from Honduras, who competed in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division during the 1990s.

A member of the Hello! Project and former member and leader of Morning Musume. She was a member of T

A member of the Hello! Project and former member and leader of Morning Musume. She was a member of Tanpopo, one of the first sub groups, and also founded Minimoni. She was also was leader of Morning Musume Sakuragumi when Natsumi Abe graduated and ZYX, and was in Romans.Mari Yaguchi became a member of Morning Musume during the second generation auditions, but resigned suddenly in April 2005. She basically cited her desire to move on "as an adult" with her career. The underlying reason that she had to quit was because it was discovered by the tabloid magazine FRIDAY that she was in a relationship with actor Shun Oguri though she was 22 at the time.

Is an English cricketer. Until August 2006 he was the first-choice wicketkeeper for England in both

Is an English cricketer. Until August 2006 he was the first-choice wicketkeeper for England in both Test and One-day cricket, but fell behind Chris Read, Paul Nixon, Matt Prior and now Tim Ambrose. He plays county cricket for Kent.

Was an American wrestler and Olympic silver medalist.

Was an American wrestler and Olympic silver medalist.

Is an Irish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 24th in the K-1 event at the

Is an Irish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 24th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Bristol City in the 1970s, being part of

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Bristol City in the 1970s, being part of the club's promotion winning team in 1976 and later captaining them in the First Division. He originally joined the club as an apprentice in June 1969 but following relegation in 1980 he moved to Manchester City on 23 October 1980 for £175,000. He played for City in the 1981 FA Cup Final.

Is a German football coach and former player who is currently a goalkeeping coach with 1. FC Kaisers

Is a German football coach and former player who is currently a goalkeeping coach with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Is a retired British racehorse trainer. He was born in the United States where his father, also name

Is a retired British racehorse trainer. He was born in the United States where his father, also named Gerald, ran a polo team and is part of a famous racing family. His brother, Ian Balding, also a retired trainer, trained Mill Reef to win the Epsom Derby

Is an American Democratic Party politician, who is the long-time mayor of Cliffside Park, New Jersey

Is an American Democratic Party politician, who is the long-time mayor of Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Calabrese played in the NBA for two seasons with the Syracuse Nationals.Mayor Calabrese is a graduate of Cliffside Park High School where he led the school's team to the state basketball championship.[1] After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he attended St. John's University where he was chosen for All-American honors. He went on to a professional basketball career with the Syracuse Nationals, predecessor to today's Philadelphia 76ers.