Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Greek football player currently playing for FC Asteras Tripolis in Greece.

Is a Greek football player currently playing for FC Asteras Tripolis in Greece.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Soviet chess player.Veresov came to the forefront of Soviet chess during the Second World War,

Was a Soviet chess player.Veresov came to the forefront of Soviet chess during the Second World War, but never gained much attention. He is mostly recognized today for the opening that bears his name – The Veresov Opening. Veresov was born and died in Min

A former Romanian football striker and current coach. His scored the second and last goal at the pen

A former Romanian football striker and current coach. His scored the second and last goal at the penalties shoot-out during the 1986 European Cup final, helping his team, Steaua Bucharest, to win the trophy.On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of România, Traian Basescu with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II for his part in winning the of 1986 European Cup Final.

Is an English chess Grandmaster.Jones was born in Yorkshire, England and began playing chess at the

Is an English chess Grandmaster.Jones was born in Yorkshire, England and began playing chess at the age of four, competing in his first tournaments at six. In early 1997 he hit the headlines and was featured on the front page of The Guardian newspaper when he became the youngest player in the world ever to beat an International Master in an official tournament game.

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 5" (1.95 m) shooting guard, he currently is a Fr

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 5" (1.95 m) shooting guard, he currently is a Free Agent.Wells attended Muncie Central High School where after he went on to play at Ball State University, also in Muncie. There he was named MAC freshman of the year in the 1994–1995 season. Wells broke Ron Harper's record of 2,377 points on a one-handed dunk against Northern Illinois on February 21, 1998. The dunk sent the sell-out crowd at University Arena into a frenzy. A timeout was immediately called and Wells was awarded the game ball by Ball State president John Worthen. Wells also led the Mid-American Conference in steals in 1998 with 73, averaging 3.55 steals in 29 games. Wells led the conference in steals during all four years at Ball State and finished his career as the Mid-American Conference all-time career records in points (2,485) and steals (347). While at Ball State he averaged 21.4 PPG, 3 SPG, and 7.3 RPG. He was selected eleventh overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1998 NBA Draft, but he never played for the Pistons as his draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for the Blazers' 1999 first round pick. Six years later Ball State would retire his jersey number, 42, in recognition of his achievements.

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Moors Spo

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Moors Sports Club. He was born in Colombo. was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Moors Sports Club. He was born

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Police Sports Club. He was born in Ragama. Wimalashantha made a single List A appearance, during the 2005-06 season, against Sebastianites Cricket an

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays for Sri Lanka

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays for Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club. He was born in Negombo. Christopher made his first-class debut for the side against Seeduwa Raddoluwa Sports Club in the 2009-10 season

Is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight. He qualified for the Athens Olymp

Is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia.

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer O

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Women's Team.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She finished eighth in the K-4 500 m

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She finished eighth in the K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Was a marathon runner and bodybuilder from Canada.Olinekova grew up in Toronto, attending Alderwood

Was a marathon runner and bodybuilder from Canada.Olinekova grew up in Toronto, attending Alderwood High School and Ryerson Polytechnic Institute. She was the Canadian 400-meter champion in 1969 with a time of 55.5 seconds, and was a 400-meter and 800-met

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He attended Wichita State Univer

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He attended Wichita State University, Butler Community College, Kansas State University, and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.Nickerson was selected in the second round (34th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He split the 1996-97 NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs and the Washington Bullets, playing just four games. Nickerson was also selected in the 2nd round of the 1994 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Draft, and he led the league in scoring in 1996-97, averaging 22.5 points per game while with the Oklahoma City Cavalry.[

Was a Turkish sports wrestler who won the gold medal in the Featherweight class of Men's Freestyle W

Was a Turkish sports wrestler who won the gold medal in the Featherweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1948 Olympics.

Is a First-class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keepe

Is a First-class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who is sometimes referred to on scoresheets by his nickname Pavel. He played for Khulna Division from 2004/05 through 2006/07 and has also appeared for Bangladesh age group representative teams and the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in 2004/05 and Bangladesh A in 2006 and 2007.

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He made his first class debut for Chittagong

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He made his first class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2003/04 season. He also represented Bangladesh A in 2006/07. A right-handed batsman he has recorded 4 first class centuries and 13 fifties, with a fine knock of 165 against Barisal Division being his best.

Is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African co

Is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country. At the Olympics 2004 he was defeated in the round of sixteen of the super heavyweight (over 91 kg) division by Italy's eventual runner-up Roberto Ca

Is a Swaziland international footballer who plays as a striker. As of February 2010, he plays for Ro

Is a Swaziland international footballer who plays as a striker. As of February 2010, he plays for Royal Leopards in the Swazi Premier League and has won 17 caps and scored one goal for his country.

Was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s.

Was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s.

Is a retired Chinese high jumper.Her personal best jump was 1.92 metres, achieved in September 1983

Is a retired Chinese high jumper.Her personal best jump was 1.92 metres, achieved in September 1983 in Shanghai.[1]

Is a male Chinese water polo player. He will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese water polo player. He will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olym

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost the bronze medal fight with Otar Tushishvili.

Is a boxer from Serbia. He represented FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australi

Is a boxer from Serbia. He represented FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) competition by Thailand's veteran Jangphonak Parkpoom. Ajetovic won a bronze

Is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team.

Is an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team.