Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Torpedo Gorky a

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Torpedo Gorky and HC CSKA Moscow.

Was a former Soviet Union weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and w

Was a former Soviet Union weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.

Was an outstanding Soviet weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and w

Was an outstanding Soviet weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. He was born in village Uspenka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.

Is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals o

Is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

A professional football player from Belarus who currently plays for Russian club FC Saturn Moscow Ob

A professional football player from Belarus who currently plays for Russian club FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. Before coming to that club in 2008, he played for Karpaty Lviv for 2 years.Kovel made his debut with the Belarus national football team in a friendly match against Turkey on 18 August 2004, entering as a second half substitute.[1][2]

An American football player who currently plays for Maccabi Haifa in Israel.By age six, Leonid was a

An American football player who currently plays for Maccabi Haifa in Israel.By age six, Leonid was an active gymnast and football was only a hobby. One day while playing football with some friends in the San Francisco neighborhood, he was spotted by the manager of the San Francisco Vikings. Little did young Leonid know that football would become his destiny.

Is a retired Russian professional football player. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League i

Is a retired Russian professional football player. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for PFC CSKA Moscow.

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.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Pskov-747 Pskov.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Pskov-747 Pskov.

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Nika Moscow.

Is a retired Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he works as an administrator wit

Is a retired Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he works as an administrator with PFC Spartak Nalchik.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Krasnodar-2000. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Krasnodar-2000. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2007 for FC Kuban Krasnodar.

Is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national te

Is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Was a Russian football player.Smirnov made his debut for Russia on July 3, 1912 in a friendly agains

Was a Russian football player.Smirnov made his debut for Russia on July 3, 1912 in a friendly against Norway. He was selected for the 1912 Olympics squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament.

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

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost bronze medal fight against Sushil Kumar from India and was ranked on 4-5th place.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Lada Togliatti.

Is a Belarusian judoka.

Is a Belarusian judoka.

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Nazarenko made his debut for USSR on Ma

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Nazarenko made his debut for USSR on March 10, 1976 in a friendly against Czechoslovakia. He played in the quarterfinal of UEFA Euro 1976 (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Sibir Novosibirsk. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Sibir Novosibirsk. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2008 for FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Gornyak Uchaly.

Is a Ukrainian football coach. He was formerly a midfielder for the USSR national football team and

Is a Ukrainian football coach. He was formerly a midfielder for the USSR national football team and competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Buryak played for a number of teams in the Soviet Union, most notably for Dynamo Kyiv. As a player he had a tremendous impact on his team, similar to what Pavel Nedved or Zinedine Zidane had on theirs. Leonid Buryak has coached the Ukrainian national football team in the past. He is currently a sporting director for Dynamo Kyiv.

Soviet Grandmaster chess player from Ukraine. He won three USSR Chess Championships in the 1960s (19

Soviet Grandmaster chess player from Ukraine. He won three USSR Chess Championships in the 1960s (1963, 1965, and 1966), and was among the world's top ten players during that era. Leonid Stein was born in Kamenets-Podolsky. He was a Jewish Ukrainian who served in the Soviet Army.

Is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays for Wellington Phoenix as a midfielder.Leo's fat

Is a New Zealand football (soccer) player who plays for Wellington Phoenix as a midfielder.Leo's father was born in Greece, his mother born in New Zealand and his grandfather is from Romania but he chose to represent his place of birth, New Zealand. He gr

Is a Greek football player who plays for Asteras Tripolis in the Greek Super League. Argyropoulos ma

Is a Greek football player who plays for Asteras Tripolis in the Greek Super League. Argyropoulos made his professional debut in the fifth round of the 2008–09 Greek Cup, playing for Asteras in a 2–0 victory over Iraklis on 20 January 2009.