Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936.Stephens, nicknamed the 'Fulton Flash' af

Was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936.Stephens, nicknamed the 'Fulton Flash' after her birthplace Fulton, Missouri, was a strong athlete in sprint events - she never lost a race in her entire career - but also in weight events like the shot put and discus throw, and she won national titles in both categories of events.

Was an American tennis champion. In 1915, she won the U.S. Indoor Tennis Championship.

Was an American tennis champion. In 1915, she won the U.S. Indoor Tennis Championship.

Was an American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona,

Was an American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona, United States.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages o

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. She was eliminated in the repechages of K-2 500 m event the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is a former British swimmer. She was a member of the silver medal winning British women's 4×100 m m

Is a former British swimmer. She was a member of the silver medal winning British women's 4×100 m medley relay team at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. She swam the backstroke leg alongside Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby and June Croft. She also competed in

Is a former tour professional tennis player. She has been coached by her father, Milan Kelesi, throu

Is a former tour professional tennis player. She has been coached by her father, Milan Kelesi, throughout her tennis career.Hurricane Helen", as the Canadian pressed dubbed her for her fiery demeanour, achieved a career high WTA ranking of World No. 13 (November 1989), and was a regular fixture in the top-25 between 1986 and 1991. She won singles in two tour events, the 1988 Citta de Taranto and 1991 Midland 1, and was a singles French Open quarter-finalist in 1988 (lost to Gabriela Sabatini) and 1989 (lost to Mary-Joe Fernandez).

Is an English-born Welsh female international football striker. She currently plays her club footbal

Is an English-born Welsh female international football striker. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented Wales at Senior level. Lander represented England at Under-23 level, but, due to her mother's father being Welsh, she made her senior debut for Wales against Luxembourg in 2008.

Has played 43 women's one-day internationals for New Zealand. She was a member of New Zealand when t

Has played 43 women's one-day internationals for New Zealand. She was a member of New Zealand when they won the Women's Cricket World Cup in Lincoln in 2000. She was born in Ashburton, New Zealand.

Was a field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and

Was a field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004.Clarke earned a record 166 caps for her country and received an ONZM in 2005. She was also a member of the National Women's Hockey Team at the 1998 C

Is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's Nation

Is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In her WNBA career, Darling has more than 1,000 career points, 650 assists and 250 career steals and has appeared in 19 c

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made her international debut for her native country in

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1992 in the test series against Germany. In 2003 she saved two penalty strokes in final tie-breaker to win title for India at the Afro-Asian Games in Hyder

Also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player and widely considered one of the grea

Also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player and widely considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."Wills was born Helen Newington Wills in Centerville, California, now part of Fremont, California, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. She was already quite famous when she married Frederick Moody in December 1929. She won approximately one-half of her major championships as Helen Wills and one-half as Helen Wills Moody. Wills divorced Moody in 1937 and married Aidan Roark in October 1939.

Is a female badminton player from Canada,Nichol competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

Is a female badminton player from Canada,Nichol competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Charmaine Reid. They were defeated by Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu Chin of Taiwan in the round of 32.

Is a New Zealand swimming competitor.

Is a New Zealand swimming competitor.

Was a Scottish swimmer, who later became known as Elenor Gordon.From 1947 until 1957 she was Scottis

Was a Scottish swimmer, who later became known as Elenor Gordon.From 1947 until 1957 she was Scottish 200 m breaststroke champion. In 1950 she received the Nancy Riach memorial medal for her services to swimming. She was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Among Helene Pitts' other successes, she is the t

Is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Among Helene Pitts' other successes, she is the trainer of Einstein with whom she won the 2006 and 2008 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, the 2008 Turf Classic Stakes and then defeated Commentator in winning

Is a former female freestyle swimmer from Mexico, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for h

Is a former female freestyle swimmer from Mexico, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for her native country. Her best result in Moscow, Soviet Union was a sixth place in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay.

is a British whitewater kayaker.She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the K-1 even

is a British whitewater kayaker.She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the K-1 event she finished third in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals she finished fifth, managing to reach the final rou

Is an American ice hockey player. As a youth player she started a bench-clearing brawl in a game in

Is an American ice hockey player. As a youth player she started a bench-clearing brawl in a game in which she was the only female playing.

Is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's

Is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.Richardson made her international debut for England in 1999 against Japan. Just short of hundred caps for

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She was born in 1955

An English cricketer and former member of the England women's cricket team [1]. She was born in 1955 and played seven test matches and twelve one day internationals.

Is a rower from the Netherlands.Tanger took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning

Is a rower from the Netherlands.Tanger took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze m

Is a Kuwaiti-born, Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. She finished fourth in the two-w

Is a Kuwaiti-born, Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. She finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Is a former Canadian synchronized swimmer. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Vanderburg was the first non-Am

Is a former Canadian synchronized swimmer. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Vanderburg was the first non-American to win the World Championship at both the Solo and Duet events (with partner Michelle Calkins). She retired from competition in 1979, earned a Physi

Is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the go

Is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.