Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an Austrian-born German alpine skier turned actor. He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Compe

Is an Austrian-born German alpine skier turned actor. He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Competing for Austria he became world champion in downhill 1932.

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics

Was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics, and tennis player who played in five International Lawn Tennis Challenge ties for Germany.

Was an American boxer. Lesnevich was born and raised in Cliffside Park, NJ. Lesnevich turned pro in

Was an American boxer. Lesnevich was born and raised in Cliffside Park, NJ. Lesnevich turned pro in 1934 and in 1940 took on National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title holder Billy Conn, but lost a decision. In 1941 he took on Anton Christo

Was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Rau

Was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Rau competed in the 200 metre hurdles. He placed fifth in his first-round (semifinal) heat, not qualifying for the final.

Was born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. A left-arm medium pacer, he delivered the b

Was born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. A left-arm medium pacer, he delivered the ball with great control of length and could break it either way off the pitch. After taking 13 wickets in just three non first-class bowling innings against

South Africa could have had a supreme bowler for several more years as they moved into what became t

South Africa could have had a supreme bowler for several more years as they moved into what became the origins of their first-class era. A left-arm medium pacer, he delivered the ball with great control of length and could break it either way off the pitc

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is 5'10" tall and weighs 184 pounds. He plays as a forward, and s

Is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is 5'10" tall and weighs 184 pounds. He plays as a forward, and shoots left and has a college commitment to University of Alaska Anchorage, where he will play in the fall of 2010.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a Swiss equestrian athlete who competed at five Summer Olympic Games, winning a total of five me

Was a Swiss equestrian athlete who competed at five Summer Olympic Games, winning a total of five medals. He won medals in the team dressage events in the 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1968 games; there was no team dressage event held in 1960, but he won an indiv

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional Danish poker player who lives in Monaco. In his poker career Hansen has won three

Is a professional Danish poker player who lives in Monaco. In his poker career Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, the 2007 Aussie Millions main event and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. Before turning to playing poker professionally in 1997, Hansen was a world class backgammon player and a youth tennis champion. Hansen started playing poker at the Ocean View Card Room in Santa Cruz, California.

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished fourth in t

Was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished fourth in the 5000 metres competition, fifth in the 1500 metres event, and eighth in the 10000 metres competition.

Was a German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich, Wuppertale

Was a German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich, Wuppertaler SV Borussia and Karlsruher SC.

Was an Austrian football player.Kral played in his career for Admira Wacker, Austria Wien, DSV Leobe

Was an Austrian football player.Kral played in his career for Admira Wacker, Austria Wien, DSV Leoben, SK Schwadorf, Trenkwalder Admira, SV Neuberg and last for UFC Purbach.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for IFK Mariehamn.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for IFK Mariehamn.

Was a Croatian footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national sides.After ret

Was a Croatian footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national sides.After retiring as a player in 1949, Lechner became a football manager and coached Metalac Osijek, Dinamo Pancevo, Vojvodina Novi Sad, Dinamo Zagreb, Velež Mostar and NK Zagreb.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.

Is a German football coach and a player, who plays for SC Hauenstein. He also holds Italian citizen

Is a German football coach and a player, who plays for SC Hauenstein. He also holds Italian citizenship.

Was a German chess master.He took 2nd, behind Wilhelm Ernst, at Weidenau 1937, took 9th at Bochum 19

Was a German chess master.He took 2nd, behind Wilhelm Ernst, at Weidenau 1937, took 9th at Bochum 1937, tied for 6-7th at Berlin (BSG) 1937 (Fritz Sämisch won), and tied for 4-7th at Krefeld 1938 (Erich Eliskases and Ludwig Engels won).

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the si

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s.

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German te

Was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played six matches including the final.

A Swedish football midfielder and defender. He played for a local team in Gothenburg as well as a Fr

A Swedish football midfielder and defender. He played for a local team in Gothenburg as well as a French team in his youth but joined IFK Göteborg at the age of 14. He has played there since and won the Swedish Championship with the club in 2007.

Is a former champion alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Gustav Thöni was born in the mainly Germ

Is a former champion alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Gustav Thöni was born in the mainly German-speaking province of Bolzano-Bozen, in the community of Trafoi (Stilfs, Vinschgau) which is situated on the northern ramp of the Stelvio Pass. He current