Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an equestrian riding instructor best known for her success in dressage.

Is an equestrian riding instructor best known for her success in dressage.

Is an Australian football forward currently playing for Washington Freedom of Women's Professional S

Is an Australian football forward currently playing for Washington Freedom of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Australian National Team. De Vanna played four games at the 2004 Olympic Football Tournament

Is an English field hockey defender, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field

Is an English field hockey defender, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in January 2001 against India.

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal with the women's

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal with the women's national team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She also competed with The Black Sticks at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, finishing in seventh p

Is a professional cyclist from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, specialising in cross-country mounta

Is a professional cyclist from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, specialising in cross-country mountain bike racing. She started competitive cycling at the age of 13 in 1998 and came to national and international attention in 2002 when she won the U19 cros

Is an Australian tennis player. She played professionally from 1 January 1996 to 2006. She was also

Is an Australian tennis player. She played professionally from 1 January 1996 to 2006. She was also more successful in doubles during her professional career, winning four WTA Tour and 56 ITF doubles events. McShea played at Grand Slam events in three oc

Is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with World Wrestling Ent

Is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (previously the World Wrestling Federation) between 1999 and 2005 under the ring name Ivory. Moretti, however, began her career in the Gorgeous

Is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympic

Is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team.

Is a former American swimmer won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a former American swimmer won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a professional female tennis player from the United States. On June 12, 2000, she reached the #1

Is a professional female tennis player from the United States. On June 12, 2000, she reached the #1 spot in the world in doubles. Her career high singles ranking was #15 in October 1997.

Was a German alpine skier.

Was a German alpine skier.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She finished ninth in the K-2 500 m ev

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She finished ninth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Her best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was eighth

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Her best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was eighth in the two-woman event twice (Park City - December 2007, Winterberg - February 2008).

Is a Norwegian snowboarder from Trondheim. She has steadily been rising up the ranks of the Swatch T

Is a Norwegian snowboarder from Trondheim. She has steadily been rising up the ranks of the Swatch TTR Tour. She began competing in 1996 and is continually improving on her contest results. She finished tenth in the half pipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Is a Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World

Is a Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. It was the first ever international medal for American Samoa. The flag bearer for American Samoa at the 2004 Olympic Games in A

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal

Is a female basketball player for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal as part of the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team.

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for SG Essen-Schönebeck. She was called-up as

Is a German football goalkeeper. She currently plays for SG Essen-Schönebeck. She was called-up as the third goalkeeper for the German national team at the 2009 European Championship.

Is a Cuban racing cyclist.

Is a Cuban racing cyclist.

An Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays first five-sevenths (fly-half) or second five-sevenths

An Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays first five-sevenths (fly-half) or second five-sevenths (inside centre). He began playing for the local traditional club Belgrano Athletic Club and was one of the first Argentine players to migrate into the professional rugby in Europe.He played with four different clubs in France: CA Brive, CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde, Section Paloise and Aviron Bayonnais. As of the 2006-07 season, he plays for Italian club Gran Parma Rugby.At only 19 years of age he made his debut against Ireland on October 1990 and has been with Los Pumas since. In 1992 against Spain, he became the country's youngest captain ever at the age of 21. Has earned 87 caps for his national side and has 184 test points (17 tries, 14 penalties, 11 drops and 14 goals). He played in three Rugby World Cup's (1991, [1995] and 1999) and missed his chance in 2003 due to injury.

An Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for FC Porto and the Argentina national football team

An Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for FC Porto and the Argentina national football team.Lisandro started his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda, in the Argentine first division. He was the league's top scorer in the Apertura tournament of 2004. This goalscoring prowess provoked the interest of several European teams including Charlton Athletic and FC Porto.López eventually made the switch to Porto for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros. After a first season in which he netted 7 league goals in 26 appearances

Is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goal keeper for Dutch club SV Kampong. She made her de

Is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goal keeper for Dutch club SV Kampong. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on March 5, 2005 in a friendly match against Malaysia.

Is a Norwegian former speed skater and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1976 Win

Is a Norwegian former speed skater and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Is a French Canadian gymnast who represented Canada at the 2000 Olympic Games. After graduating from

Is a French Canadian gymnast who represented Canada at the 2000 Olympic Games. After graduating from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver, British Columbia, she became part of Stanford University's gymnastics team and is currently a medical student in Vancouver.

Is a Norwegian football player who has played more than fifty matches for the Norway women's nationa

Is a Norwegian football player who has played more than fifty matches for the Norway women's national football team.Her clubs include IL Sandviken, Bjørnar (now Arna-Bjørnar) (2000), FK Athene Moss (2001), Asker (2002-2005, 2008) and, in 2006/07, Umeå IK