Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an English cricketer. Bignell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Bigne

Was an English cricketer. Bignell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Bignell made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Warwickshire in the 1904 County Championship. The following season Bignell scored his maiden first-class century against Kent at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth. Bignell also represented the Gentlemen of the South in a single first-class match against the Players of the South, the Gentlemen side featured none other than W.G. Grace. Bignell next appeared for Hampshire in the 1912 season, where he played 22 first-class matches for Hampshire, scoring 428 runs in process at a batting average of 17.12. Bignell made two half centuries and a high score of 79.

Was an Olympic equestrian who won 5 medals during his international career.

Was an Olympic equestrian who won 5 medals during his international career.

Is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1980 Wi

Is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres.

Was a Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper.He played 383 Eredivisie matches with PSV Eindhoven (1942-1

Was a Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper.He played 383 Eredivisie matches with PSV Eindhoven (1942-1957, 1959), playing also for the Netherlands national football team in 1953 and 1954. In the European Cup 1955–56 he played PSV first round matches against SK Rapid Wien. He died aged 82 years old.

Is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Terengganu FA. He is a member of the Malaysian nation

Is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Terengganu FA. He is a member of the Malaysian national team.

Is a tennis player from South Africa who competes for and resides in the United States. Huber has wo

Is a tennis player from South Africa who competes for and resides in the United States. Huber has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon in 2005 and the Australian Open in 2007 with partner Cara Black. As of November 12, 2007, she is the co-World No. 1 in Doubles with Cara Black.

Is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won sixteen International Tennis Federation doub

Is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won sixteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a rank

Is a Finnish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor and world champion in both sports.She won

Is a Finnish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor and world champion in both sports.She won a gold medal in the relay event at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere with the Finnish team.[1] She became Junior World Orienteering Champion in the classic distance in 1993.

Was a Canadian skier. Her career in Alpine skiing started with the Southern Ontario Division Ski tea

Was a Canadian skier. Her career in Alpine skiing started with the Southern Ontario Division Ski team in December 1978. She made many appearances at the Canadian Alpine Championships and the FIS World Cup. She was part of Canada's team at the 1984 Winter

Is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1970s. She won a silver medal i

Is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1970s. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships,[1] and took silver medal 1978 and 1979. She is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish winning team 1972, 1978 and 1979 (silver 1976 and 1981).

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of midfielder. He won a total of 36 international caps for the Estonia national football team.

Is a professional basketball player, currently signed to Worthing Thunder, playing as a Power forwar

Is a professional basketball player, currently signed to Worthing Thunder, playing as a Power forward or Centre. Known as somewhat of a journeyman in British basketball, Perkins started his career playing for his hometown team Birmingham Bullets in 1995,

Is a boxer from Colombia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American

Is a boxer from Colombia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country.He started boxing at age nine, according to his profile on the official website of the 2004 Summer Olympics. Ramos Concha made his debut for Colombia at the 2002 Central American Games in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Was an Indian wrestler from Bhiwani district of Haryana, who was the first Indian to win a gold meda

Was an Indian wrestler from Bhiwani district of Haryana, who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games. He won gold medal in the heavyweight (100 kg) category in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Lila Ram competed in

Is a football goalkeeper from Bulgaria currently playing for Rodopa Smolyan.

Is a football goalkeeper from Bulgaria currently playing for Rodopa Smolyan.

Was a Spanish multi-sport competitor, an international tennis champion, an author, and a journalist.

Was a Spanish multi-sport competitor, an international tennis champion, an author, and a journalist.She was raised in Switzerland and from an early age began competing in a variety of sports. At age eleven, she won her first ice skating competition, and then at age 16, she won the St. Moritz ice skating championship. She won her first tennis tournament at age fourteen. An all-around sportsperson, Alvarez was an alpine skier, equestrian, and an auto racer who won the "Campeonato de Cataluna de Automovilismo" at age nineteen.

Is a retired Indonesian female badminton who specialized in doubles.

Is a retired Indonesian female badminton who specialized in doubles.

Is a female badminton player from the United States of America.She played at the 2005 World Badminto

Is a female badminton player from the United States of America.She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships but lost in the first round to Eriko Hirose of Japan.

Is a retired Ukrainian gymnast who became the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. Podkoypayeva was oft

Is a retired Ukrainian gymnast who became the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. Podkoypayeva was often referred to as the "complete package" gymnast, possessing equal qualities of technical skill and artistic expression.

Is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2005-2006 Russian national bronze medalist.

Is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2005-2006 Russian national bronze medalist.

S a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Ol

S a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.

Is a tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in August 1997. She rea

Is a tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in August 1997. She reached her highest individual ranking in the WTA Tour in April 23, 2001, when she became the number 41 in the world. Osterloh was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the women's tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, after losing to eventual gold medalist Maria Vento-Kabchi from Venezuela.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur f

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for FC Mulhouse.

Is a French football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Montpellier HSC.

Is a French football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Montpellier HSC.