Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian cross country skier. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Stemland finished 5th in w

Is a Norwegian cross country skier. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Stemland finished 5th in women's 4 x 5 km relay with the Norwegian team. She participated at the 2007-08 Cross-country Skiing World Cup, and won one of the relays.

Is a German Olympic swimming champion.Kristin Otto began swimming at 10 years old, she was trained i

Is a German Olympic swimming champion.Kristin Otto began swimming at 10 years old, she was trained in an East German sports academy. At 16 years of age she participated in her first world championships in Ecuador 1982, she won the gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke, along with two additional gold medals in the 4x100 relays with the East German team.

Is a retired German hurdler. She represented the sports clubs SC DHFK Leipzig and LAC Halensee Berli

Is a retired German hurdler. She represented the sports clubs SC DHFK Leipzig and LAC Halensee Berlin, and became German champion in 1991, 1993 and 1994.[1] Her personal best time was 12.80 seconds, achieved in June 1990 in Chemnitz.[2]

Is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won t

Is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Champion

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she has six medals with a gold (4 x 5 km: 2005), two silvers (7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit: 2009, 30 km: 2007), and three bronzes (7.5 km + 7,5 km

Is a German figure skater. She won the German national championship in 2007. Her younger brother Den

Is a German figure skater. She won the German national championship in 2007. Her younger brother Denis Wieczorek competes internationally on the junior level.

Is a swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2000

Is a swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 172, which she reached

Is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 172, which she reached on February 22, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 279, which she reached on November 9, 2009. On 12 May 2010, it was announced by the International Tenn

Is a Soviet-born German bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004. She won a gold medal in the two-w

Is a Soviet-born German bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004. She won a gold medal in the two-woman event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships in Königssee. Bader also finished eighth in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City while competing for Russia. She then emigrated to Germany, sitting out the 2002-3 World Cup season before being allowed to compete

Is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the m

Is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the main draw of two Grand Slam events in 2006. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No. 65, achieved on 26 July 2010.

Is a Puerto Rican tennis player and the "first" to win an Olympic tennis match representing Puerto R

Is a Puerto Rican tennis player and the "first" to win an Olympic tennis match representing Puerto Rico.

Is a British three-day eventing rider. She is the daughter of the four times British jump racing Cha

Is a British three-day eventing rider. She is the daughter of the four times British jump racing Champion Jockey, Josh Gifford.

She and her sister Katrin èmigun (who is also a skier) are daughters of the Russian Anatoli èmigun

She and her sister Katrin èmigun (who is also a skier) are daughters of the Russian Anatoli èmigun and Estonian Rutt Rehemaa who were both prominent nordic skiers. Kristina èmigun is coached by her father.On February 12, 2006, she won the Winter Olympics gold medal for the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, becoming the first Estonian woman to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. Four days later, she won a second gold medal in the 10 km classical.èmigun has also found success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning six medals. This included one gold (2003: 5 km + 5 km double pursuit), three silvers (1999: 15 km, 2003: 10 km, 15 km), and two bronzes (1999, 2003: both in 30 km).

Is a Croatian handball player. She plays for the club HC Podravka Vegeta and for the Croatia women's

Is a Croatian handball player. She plays for the club HC Podravka Vegeta and for the Croatia women's national handball team. She played on the Croatian team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where Croatia finished 6th. Franic was among t

Is a Canadian speedskater, of Norwegian descent. As of 13 January 2008, she is ranked 5th on the wom

Is a Canadian speedskater, of Norwegian descent. As of 13 January 2008, she is ranked 5th on the women's Adelskalender.She is the 2008 Single Distances World Champion on the 3000-m. She won a medal in every event that she skated at these championships, as

Is a female football (soccer) midfielder, who twice won a medal with the Canadian women's national s

Is a female football (soccer) midfielder, who twice won a medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the Pan American Games: 2003 and 2007.

Is a former alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team; she competed primarily as a slalom racer. She lea

Is a former alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team; she competed primarily as a slalom racer. She learned to ski and race at the modest Buck Hill ski area in her hometown of Burnsville, a suburb south of Minneapolis. Koznick has 6 World Cup victories, 20 p

Is a retired professional wrestling valet and manager in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Ch

Is a retired professional wrestling valet and manager in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. She used the names Kimona Wanaleya in ECW and Leia Meow in WCW.

Is a water polo player from the United States. She was a member of the US Women's Water Polo Team th

Is a water polo player from the United States. She was a member of the US Women's Water Polo Team that won the silver medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Canada.

Is a professional French tennis player of Serbian origin. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 181th,

Is a professional French tennis player of Serbian origin. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 181th, which she reached on March 22, 2010.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Sum

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.Four years later she won the bronze medal as a member of the East German. She played all five matches and scored 19 goals.

Is an Estonian cross-country skier. She and her sister Katrin Šmigun (who is also a skier) are daug

Is an Estonian cross-country skier. She and her sister Katrin Šmigun (who is also a skier) are daughters of the Russian Anatoli Šmigun and Estonian Rutt Rehemaa who were both prominent nordic skiers. Kristina Šmigun is coached by her father.

Is a former and so far most successful Estonian female cross-country skier. Her parents, Anatoli Šm

Is a former and so far most successful Estonian female cross-country skier. Her parents, Anatoli Šmigun and Rutt Rehemaa were both prominent Nordic skiers. Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is coached by her father.