Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands. He won the Dutch championship six times straight from 2

Is a chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands. He won the Dutch championship six times straight from 2000 through 2005. He was rated among the world's top ten in 2001. In 2002, in Maastricht, Netherlands, van Wely took on the computer program Rebel in a fou

Is a Dutch professional cyclist. She is part of the 2007 Team Flexpoint.

Is a Dutch professional cyclist. She is part of the 2007 Team Flexpoint.

Is a Belgian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach.He arrived in 20

Is a Belgian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach.He arrived in 2009 from K.R.C. Genk, where he had played since 2002. For the duration of the 2003-04 season, Bailly was on loan at K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, along with ten other Genk players.[

Is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut

Is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. In Beijing, Tom helped Team USA win a silve

Is an American former professional basketball player. He was a member of the 1995-96 Los Angeles Cli

Is an American former professional basketball player. He was a member of the 1995-96 Los Angeles Clippers team for 15 games. Vander Velden attended high school in his home town of Valders, and is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for TBV Lemgo in the Handball-Bundesliga.He star

Is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for TBV Lemgo in the Handball-Bundesliga.He started his playing career with multiple Icelandic champions, FH Hafnarfjörður, but however did not start excelling until' he reached his 16th birthday, becaus

Is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympi

Is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was an American amateur tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. At one time in her career, she appeare

Was an American amateur tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. At one time in her career, she appeared as high as No. 8 in the U.S. singles rankings. At the U.S. Indoor championships, Felix won the singles title in 1959 and in 1960 was a singles and double

Is a Cypriot defender, playing at centre back.He is currently at AEL Limassol, having previously pla

Is a Cypriot defender, playing at centre back.He is currently at AEL Limassol, having previously played for AC Omonia, Ethnikos Achnas and Apollon.

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.He is a p

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.He is a powerful batsman and an accurate bowler.

Is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who has played first class cricket for Ruhuna and Nondescrip

Is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who has played first class cricket for Ruhuna and Nondescripts Cricket Club. A right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, he scored 64, four and 109 in his first three innings for the Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI. He

Was a former professional footballer and manager during the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s.

Was a former professional footballer and manager during the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s.

Is a Ukrainian synchro-swimmer. Ananasova won the three bronze medals at the 2010 European Aquatics

Is a Ukrainian synchro-swimmer. Ananasova won the three bronze medals at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships.

Is a footballer who plays for Greek side Olympiakos and the Congo DR national football team. LuaLua

Is a footballer who plays for Greek side Olympiakos and the Congo DR national football team. LuaLua received his first cap in 2002, and has since represented his national team in the 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. LuaLua was first named by the Demo

Is a former American football offensive tackle for the National Football League. He played college f

Is a former American football offensive tackle for the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Florida in the early 1980s, where he anchored what was dubbed "The Great Wall of Florida" in 1984.

Is an international cricketer who made 11 One Day International appearances for South Africa nationa

Is an international cricketer who made 11 One Day International appearances for South Africa national women's cricket team between 2005 and 2007.

Is a male Chinese weightlifter. He qualified for the 56kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where h

Is a male Chinese weightlifter. He qualified for the 56kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the 56kg weightlifting. He achieved two junior world records on his way to winning the gold in the men's weightlifting 56 kg category

Is a Chinese footballer currently playing for FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional Leagu

Is a Chinese footballer currently playing for FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. Tan has been playing soccer since he was 6 years old. Between 1994 and 2004, he studied academics and played soccer at Zhong Shan school in his hometown, Dalian, before moving to Shanghai to further his career. He subsequently played for Shanghai United and Pudong Zobon in China League One, before relocating to the United States in late 2008. Tan played for the Atlanta Blackhawks in the USL Premier Development League in 2009, scoring 6 goals in 16 appearances.

Is a NCAA Division I men’s basketball official, working in the Mountain West Conference, Big 12 Co

Is a NCAA Division I men’s basketball official, working in the Mountain West Conference, Big 12 Conference, Sun Belt Conference, and several other conferences.

Is a retired American National Basketball Association player who played from 1976-1985. He played co

Is a retired American National Basketball Association player who played from 1976-1985. He played college basketball for Oregon State University. Shelton was drafted by the Memphis Sounds (soon to become the Baltimore Claws) of the American Basketball Association in 1975 but elected to stay in college. He was then selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1976 NBA Draft.

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" 215 lb forward and played one season for the

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" 215 lb forward and played one season for the ABA's Pittsburgh Pipers (1969-70 season). He attended DuSable High School on Chicago's south side before moving on to Wilberforce University and Upper Iowa University.

Is a former American boxer. Bradley was an amateur standout and compiled a stellar career, capturing

Is a former American boxer. Bradley was an amateur standout and compiled a stellar career, capturing two New York Golden Gloves Championships. In 1992 he was also a National Golden Gloves Champion and a National Amateur Champion at Light Middleweight . Br

Was a wealthy U.S. gambling executive and one of the sons of famed Las Vegas casino magnate Lester B

Was a wealthy U.S. gambling executive and one of the sons of famed Las Vegas casino magnate Lester Ben "Benny" Binion, owner of Binion's Horseshoe. His death has been a subject of controversy; girlfriend Sandra Murphy and her lover Rick Tabish were initially charged and convicted in Binion's death, but were later granted a new trial and acquitted on the murder charges.

Is an American professional basketball player.Baxter was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 15th

Is an American professional basketball player.Baxter was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 15th pick of the second round (43rd overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft. On February 9, 2006, Baxter was traded by the Houston Rockets to the Charlotte Bobcats for Keith Bogans.

A Romanian footballer currently under contract for CFR 1907 Cluj. However, he has yet to make an app

A Romanian footballer currently under contract for CFR 1907 Cluj. However, he has yet to make an appearance for the first team, playing mostly for the B Team. Andrea is a centre back, but can also play as a central defensive midfielder.