Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951-

Was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951-1952 European Champion. He placed 9th at the 1948 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Figure Skating Championships.

Was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.He later worked as a coach, one of his

Was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.He later worked as a coach, one of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years. He led them during the game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba, against arch-rivals West Germany, which the Austrians won 3-2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished seventh in the C-2 1000

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern

Is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. He won four German titles and played in the 1987 European Cup Final before his career was cut short by injury in 1990.

Was a Danish amateur football player, who played 30 internationals, scoring 10 goals. Due to World W

Was a Danish amateur football player, who played 30 internationals, scoring 10 goals. Due to World War II 10 of his last 14 internationals were matches against Sweden. Søbirk spent his club career with Frem and B 93.

Is a former Romanian footballer, dubbed "the hero of Seville".He was the goalkeeper of Steaua Buchar

Is a former Romanian footballer, dubbed "the hero of Seville".He was the goalkeeper of Steaua Bucharest during the 1986 European Cup Final against F.C. Barcelona, which was played in Seville, on May 7, 1986. Amazingly, he saved four consecutive penalty shots in the penalty shoot-out, from José Ramón Alexanko, Ángel Pedraza, Pichi Alonso and Marcos, being the first one to do so in an official European competition. Steaua Bucharest won the shoot-out 2-0, and the European Cup for the first time, and much of the credit for the surprise victory was given to Duckadam.

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m ev

Is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Is an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1960 Summe

Is an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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 two matches.

Is a retired Latvian ice hockey player. He played right wing. Balderis played in the Soviet Hockey L

Is a retired Latvian ice hockey player. He played right wing. Balderis played in the Soviet Hockey League for Dinamo Riga (1969–77 and 1980–85) and CSKA Moscow (1977–80). He was the leading scorer in the 1977 and 1983 seasons, winning the Player of the Ye

Is a retired Latvian ice hockey player. He played right wing.

Is a retired Latvian ice hockey player. He played right wing.

Is a Brazilian football player at the position of goalkeeper.Helton is a product of Club de Regatas

Is a Brazilian football player at the position of goalkeeper.Helton is a product of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's youth system. He was part of the Brazilian team in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2000 Olympics football tournament.

Is a French footballer of Brazilian descent currently under contract for French side AS Saint-Étien

Is a French footballer of Brazilian descent currently under contract for French side AS Saint-Étienne.

Is a male light-middleweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 2000 Su

Is a male light-middleweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was defeated in the second round of the men's light-middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Kazakhstan's eventual g

Bal Dani was predominantly a right handed batsman. He could also bowl medium pace bowler and later t

Bal Dani was predominantly a right handed batsman. He could also bowl medium pace bowler and later turned to off and leg breaks. His only Test match was against Pakistan in 1952/53. India won the game losing only for wickets, Dani did not get a chance to bat and took a single wicket. Only 19 at the time, his opening partner was the 41-year old Lala Amarnath. He toured Pakistan in 1954/55 without appearing in a Test match.

Is a left-handed India-born Omani cricketer who bowls a slow left-arm orthodox. He is the of the Oma

Is a left-handed India-born Omani cricketer who bowls a slow left-arm orthodox. He is the of the Oman (squad) and has captained the team during the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009 and the ACC Challenge Trophy 2009.

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three ODIs in 1975.

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three ODIs in 1975.

Is a former Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and left arm slow bowler. He

Is a former Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and left arm slow bowler. He has a batting average of the near 30s and strike rate in the 70s in One Day Internationals. In Test cricket, he has been less successful only playing four

Is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1974. His son, Hrishikesh Kanitkar went on to

Is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1974. His son, Hrishikesh Kanitkar went on to represent India in the late 1990s

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was t

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was trained by the late Pavandeep Jumararunga Athwal as a youngster in Sri Lanka. Despite having not performed well during his first match, Boteju has come up t

Is a Sri Lankan-born Italian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler. Jayasena f

Is a Sri Lankan-born Italian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler. Jayasena first played cricket back in 1990, turning out for Sri Lankan Premier League side Panadura Sports Club, though he lasted merely two years under their wing.

Was an Indian cricketer, representing his country as both a player and coach in a career that spanne

Was an Indian cricketer, representing his country as both a player and coach in a career that spanned three decades. A talented right-handed batsman and occasional leg spin bowler, he made his first-class debut as a teenager before the outbreak of World W

Is an Indian-born cricketer who has represented Oman at the List A level. His highest score in List

Is an Indian-born cricketer who has represented Oman at the List A level. His highest score in List A cricket was achieved on 27 November 2007 against Namibia in the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two. Opening the batting, Desai completely dominat

Was an English stock broker before he became a professional poker player, and the winner of Late Nig

Was an English stock broker before he became a professional poker player, and the winner of Late Night Poker series 4, where he beat the season 2 champion Simon "Aces" Trumper in the final heads-up confrontation.

She is an Indian cricketer who has played seven women's test matches and 74 women's one-day internat

She is an Indian cricketer who has played seven women's test matches and 74 women's one-day internationals for India.