Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminate

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre freestyle event.

A boxer, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was world boxing champion in 1985 winning the IBF sup

A boxer, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was world boxing champion in 1985 winning the IBF super lightweight world title and also won the WBF Welterweight division 1993, IBO Light Welterweight (aka Super Lightweight) division in 1994, IBO Lightweight division in 1995.

Was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (

Was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1942-1946, 1948) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians. For his career, he compiled a 23-19 record in 154 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 4.19 earned run average and 141 strikeouts. Webber played one game for the 1948 World Series champion Indians, though he did not appear in the postseason.

Is a former professional American football player for the National Football League Oakland/LA Raider

Is a former professional American football player for the National Football League Oakland/LA Raiders.Hayes was commonly referred to as "Lester the Molester" (a nickname he detested) and "the Judge." A big Star Wars fan, during pregame interviews for Super Bowl XVIII he declared himself the "only true Jedi" in the NFL.

Is a retired English jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow".[1][2] He is considered to be the

Is a retired English jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow".[1][2] He is considered to be the best of his generation and one of the greatest flat jockeys of all time, with 4,493 career wins, including nine Derby victories.

Is a Cuban footballer, currently playing for Charleston Battery in the USL First Division.He also pl

Is a Cuban footballer, currently playing for Charleston Battery in the USL First Division.He also played in 13 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between 1996 and 2004.[5] He has collected over 60 caps, scoring 29 goals.

Was a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper.Morgan made six appearances for the Costa Rica na

Was a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper.Morgan made six appearances for the Costa Rica national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut for the "Tico's" in a friendly against Jamaica on February 24, 2002 and collected his 6th and last cap against Colombia just before the 2002 World Cup Finals.

Is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football midfielder who currently plays for San Juan Jabloteh

Is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football midfielder who currently plays for San Juan Jabloteh in the TT Pro League. He also represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Under 17 and Under 20 levels. Peltier made his international debut for the Trinidad an

Was an American tennis player of the 1930s. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles: 1934 Wimbledon C

Was an American tennis player of the 1930s. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles: 1934 Wimbledon Championships, 1933 and 1934 U.S. National Championships.

Is an English football coach and was the manager of Charlton Athletic, between 14 November and 24 De

Is an English football coach and was the manager of Charlton Athletic, between 14 November and 24 December 2006. He is now Director of Football of Fulham. Reed was formerly Technical Director of the Football Association between 2002 and 2004.

Is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 169, which she reached

Is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 169, which she reached on August 16, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 116, also achieved on August 16, 2010. To date, Lesya has won two singles and eight doubles tennis title

Is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive

Is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. He set his personal best (2:09:42) in the classic distance in 1995.

Was a boxer from Poland, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division

Was a boxer from Poland, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the Summer Olympics. He first did so in 1972, when Munich hosted the Games. Four years later in Montreal, Canada he once again captured the bronze, after a loss in the semifinals against eventual winner Leo Randolph of the United States. Blazynski died in 1992, aged 43.

Was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was polish champion on 6 occasion

Was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was polish champion on 6 occasions.In 1979 was world student 100/200 runner up. Finishing 2nd only behind Pietro Mennea who ran the then new world record 19.72. Dunecki ran 20.26. Dunecki's Polish national record of 20.26 was improved in 1999, by Marcin Urbas (19.98 s), after 20 years.He competed for Poland in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 100 where he reached the Quarter final, and the 200 metres where he reached the final and finished 6th. He also competed in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Krzysztof Zwolinski, Zenon Licznerski and Marian Woronin. In 1981 he was a member of the polish/Europe 4x100 relay team that finished 1st in the world cup.

Is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57

Is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Richard Nowakowski of East Germany.His younger brothers Krzysztof Kosedowski and Dariusz Kosedowski were also boxers who competed in the Olympics for Poland.

Former Polish football player.Pisz arrived to Legia Warszawa in 1986, from Igloopol Debica. At first

Former Polish football player.Pisz arrived to Legia Warszawa in 1986, from Igloopol Debica. At first, he was a substitute but later he become a star of the team. He was known as a specialist of free kicks, scoring many goals from stationary balls.In 1995, Legia won the Polish Premier League and qualified to the Champions League, where they endured to the quarter finals. Pisz performed admirably in Legia's first group match against Rosenborg BK, scoring two goals, including the equalizing one for Legia with which he became the first player to score for a Polish team during the Champions League group stages

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. Lubicz-Nycz seved in the Polish Army since 1918. He was killed in acti

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. Lubicz-Nycz seved in the Polish Army since 1918. He was killed in action near Warsaw during the September Campaign.

Was an International Grandmaster of chess and frequent contender for the world chess championship, a

Was an International Grandmaster of chess and frequent contender for the world chess championship, although he never achieved that title. He was one of the strongest players in the world from the late 1960s until the early 1980s, as well as a distinguishe

Is a retired Russian professional football player. He played for the main squad of FC Dynamo Moscow

Is a retired Russian professional football player. He played for the main squad of FC Dynamo Moscow in the USSR Federation Cup.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Fakel-Voronezh Voronezh.

Was a Soviet International Master of Chess. He was a meteorologist by profession.Lev Solomonovich Ar

Was a Soviet International Master of Chess. He was a meteorologist by profession.Lev Solomonovich Aronin was one of the strongest chess players, since the end of World War II, never to be awarded the Grandmaster title, which he almost certainly deserved, according to 1951 World finalist David Bronstein. Aronin played in eight USSR Chess Championships, which were the strongest tournaments in the world during his era, and placed as high as a tie for 2nd-4th places in 1950 at Moscow.

Is a renowned naturalised Israeli chess grandmaster, trainer and author. Born in Siberia, he is also

Is a renowned naturalised Israeli chess grandmaster, trainer and author. Born in Siberia, he is also a two-time former champion of the Soviet Union.

Was a Soviet football player and Russian coach.Burchalkin played his only game for USSR on May 20, 1

Was a Soviet football player and Russian coach.Burchalkin played his only game for USSR on May 20, 1964 in a friendly against Uruguay.