Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an Italian former athlete. He became the surprising winner of the 200 m in the 1960 Summer Olympi

Is an Italian former athlete. He became the surprising winner of the 200 m in the 1960 Summer Olympics.His Olympic victory, in the beginning of his career, would remain his best achievement. His three appearances at the European Championships only brought him a 7th place in the 1966 200 m final. He did, however, win Italian titles in both the 100 and 200 m from 1957 until 1962, and two more 200 m titles in 1965 and 1968.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the secon

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Jean Devergnies.

Is an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste.Fra

Is an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste.Franceschini was part of the Italian basketball team, which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for SM Caen. He made hi

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for SM Caen. He made his professional debut for SM Caen on April 4, 2009 in a Ligue 1 game against Toulouse FC.

A Romanian football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for CS Otopeni.

A Romanian football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for CS Otopeni.

A Romanian football defender.He debuted in Divizia A with Progresul Bucuresti in 1992. He made his d

A Romanian football defender.He debuted in Divizia A with Progresul Bucuresti in 1992. He made his debut for the Romanian national team in 1997 against Macedonia, and represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He played his last international match in 2001, and got 32 caps and 3 goals in total.

A Romanian football player who plays for International Pitesti at Liga III.

A Romanian football player who plays for International Pitesti at Liga III.

A Romanian professional football player.

A Romanian professional football player.

Was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Romani

Was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches.

Is a Romanian chess grandmaster. His peak FIDE rating was 2707 in October 2005, when he was ranked f

Is a Romanian chess grandmaster. His peak FIDE rating was 2707 in October 2005, when he was ranked fifteenth in the world, and the highest ranked Romanian player ever. Noted for his risky, almost paradoxical play; he is frequently called a student of Mikhail Tal.

Is a Brazilian football player who has recently played for Shonan Bellmare in Japan.

Is a Brazilian football player who has recently played for Shonan Bellmare in Japan.

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Colts Cricket Club. He was born in Colombo. De Silva made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 2005-06 season, against Tamil Union

Is an American professional cyclist for the California based team Vanderkitten Racing. She began rac

Is an American professional cyclist for the California based team Vanderkitten Racing. She began racing in 2006 and made her first trip to Belgium that summer. She became the first member of the Vanderkitten Racing team in 2007.

Is a Vietnamese professional poker player. Lieu was primarily a limit Texas hold 'em cash games play

Is a Vietnamese professional poker player. Lieu was primarily a limit Texas hold 'em cash games player for a number of years, before embracing tournament play at the 2005 World Series of Poker. Lieu's first tournament win came at the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino, where she won the $1000 limit hold'em event. Her second tournament win came when she won the same event in 2007.

Is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in May 1993, aged

Is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in May 1993, aged 14, at Indonesia Open, a Tier IV WTA Tour event. In 1995 and 1996, she appeared in several Grand Slam Junior Championships. Her best result at that level w

Is a former long-distance runner from Canada, who competed in the women's marathon at two consecutiv

Is a former long-distance runner from Canada, who competed in the women's marathon at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988.

Is a retired football defender from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World

Is a retired football defender from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number two jersey. Nicknamed "El Chano", he played for several clubs in Chile, including Colo Colo, and in Mexico for Santos Laguna. For his country Garrido was capped 44 times between 1981 and 1991.

Is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. His ring name is taken from the

Is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. His ring name is taken from the German battleship Bismarck. He is a multiple-time champion, having held singles and tag team championships in both Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre / Consej

Was an Austrian cross country skier during the 1950s. She competed in the 10 km event at the 1952 Wi

Was an Austrian cross country skier during the 1950s. She competed in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did finish.

Is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer

Is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a Serbian footballer and current Serbian U21 international playing for FK Bežanija. He began his

Is a Serbian footballer and current Serbian U21 international playing for FK Bežanija. He began his career in the youth team of FK Železnik before spells in the senior squads of FK Dorcol and FK Beograd.

Is a Russian-born Israeli International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.She is most famous for winn

Is a Russian-born Israeli International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.She is most famous for winning the ICCF Women's World Championship in correspondence chess two times: between 1978 and 1984, and between 1993 and 1998.

Is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer

Is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Serbian footballer and current coach.The most notable part of his playing career took p

Is a retired Serbian footballer and current coach.The most notable part of his playing career took place in Portugal where he had memorable stints with FC Porto and SL Benfica.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets in the Australi

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League. Milicevic attended secondary school at St James College in East Bentleigh. He began his professional career with Melbourne Knights in Australi