Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the gold medal in th

Was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event (shared with Italy) at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Hörnlein also won five medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (1973), one silver (1969), and three bronzes (1965, 1970, 1971). He won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with three golds (Men's singles: 1971, Men's doubles: 1970, 1972) and one bronze (Men's singles: 1970).

A retired German football player and currently employed as a youth trainer at the DFB. His nickname

A retired German football player and currently employed as a youth trainer at the DFB. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer (the Header Beast) for his heading skills.West Germany's match-winning hero in the 1980 UEFA European Championship final against Belgium, Horst Hrubesch scored two goals in Rome, the second of them a trademark bullet header in the 89th minute. It was a day of glorious redemption for the big, bulky Hamburger SV centre-forward who a few weeks earlier had hobbled around the field with an ankle injury as his club lost the European Champion Clubs' Cup final to Nottingham Forest FC

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored five goals.

Was a German handball player, coach, and author.After his career as a player, he coached at Berlin U

Was a German handball player, coach, and author.After his career as a player, he coached at Berlin University and wrote several manuals on training tactics and conditioning for the game. On October 1, 1972, he succeeded Werner Vick as trainer of the Germa

A German football manager and former player.

A German football manager and former player.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s.

Is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Meyer received a silver medal at the 1

Is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Meyer received a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, as a member of the rowing team from West Germany.[1]

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and i

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1968 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches.

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 12th in the K-1 event at t

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 12th in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Was an East German ski jumper who competed from 1966 to 1971. Queck's best individual finish was sec

Was an East German ski jumper who competed from 1966 to 1971. Queck's best individual finish was second in the individual normal hill event in Austria in 1970.

Is a German chess player, most famous for being the sixth ICCF World Champion in correspondence ches

Is a German chess player, most famous for being the sixth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1968 and 1971.

Is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal i

Is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Schönau also won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Four-man: 1978), a silver (Two-man: 1981), and a bronze (Two-man: 1982).

Is a Czech former football striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both

Is a Czech former football striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals. Till 23 December 2008 He was Assistant Coach by AC Sparta Praha.

Was a former professional tennis player from Austria.Skoff played on Austria's Davis Cup team for ni

Was a former professional tennis player from Austria.Skoff played on Austria's Davis Cup team for nine years, compiling a 22-17 record. He helped the team reach the World Group semi-finals in 1990. Memorable Davis Cup rubbers which Skoff was involved in include a 6–7, 7–6, 1–6, 6–4, 9–7 win over Mats Wilander in the 1989 quarter-final; and a 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 loss to Michael Chang in the 1990 semi-final.

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the West German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored ten goals.

Is a German football coach and a former player who currently manages the MSV Duisburg youth team.

Is a German football coach and a former player who currently manages the MSV Duisburg youth team.

A former German football (soccer) player.Clubs he played for include: SpVgg Erkenschwick, Wuppertale

A former German football (soccer) player.Clubs he played for include: SpVgg Erkenschwick, Wuppertaler SV, Karlsruher SC, Calcio Catania, F.C. Internazionale Milano, A.S. Varese 1910, and Tasmania 1900 Berlin for whom he played in the 1965-66 season, the side's only season in the Bundesliga. He played 43 times and scored 2 goals for the Germany national football team between 1956 and 1966, and was chosen to play in both the 1958 and the 1962 World Cups, but was omitted by Helmut Schön from his 1966 squad.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt a

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund. He represented Germany once, in a friendly against Yugoslavia.

Is a former German football player and manager. Wohlers joined first teams of SC Brunsbüttelkoog an

Is a former German football player and manager. Wohlers joined first teams of SC Brunsbüttelkoog and FC St. Pauli until his 1975 transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was a midfielder, who played during Borussia's golden years in the 1970s, when he won

A former German international football player.A Bundesliga winner with Eintracht Braunschweig in 196

A former German international football player.A Bundesliga winner with Eintracht Braunschweig in 1967, Wolter was doing occasional jobs in the West Germany goal in between 1967 and 1970. He gained his final of altogether 13 caps in the third-place play-off win at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, replacing regular first choice Sepp Maier, against Uruguay.

Is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany.

Is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany.

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds,

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Algiers. She currently holds the national record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 3:27.08 minutes, achieved together with teammates M

Is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the short- and in the middle-dis

Is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the short- and in the middle-distances. Fucil represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Was a professional Go player.Hosai Fujisawa was born in Yokohama, Japan. He was among the best playe

Was a professional Go player.Hosai Fujisawa was born in Yokohama, Japan. He was among the best players of the 20th century. He became an insei when he was 11 at the Nihon-Kiin. He became one of Honinbo Shusai's disciples. He was known for a strong sense of will and would read deep and took long turns. He had fuseki that was different from other players. He would open the game usually on the 3-3 in one of the corners, then made enclosures on the parallel corner when he used black. When he used white he usually played imitation go. He was the first player to be promoted to 9 dan with the Oteai system when he won the Oteai seven times. He was known for playing Jubango matches with Go Seigen, which are two matches made up of 10 games. These games occurred in 1951 and 1952, the time when Hosai and Seigen were the only 9 dans. Unfortunately, Hosai lost both of the matches.