Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an English backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a former South Africa Test cricketer. She is South Africa's leading wicket-taker in women's Test

Is a former South Africa Test cricketer. She is South Africa's leading wicket-taker in women's Test cricket, having claimed 27 wickets in her seven Test appearances, and taking five-wicket hauls on three occasions. She played in South Africa's first match

Is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999

Is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has run for the Netherlands since.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, he was given his nickname due

Was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump.In the fall of 1952 he was signed by the New York Rangers of the NHL, and though playing for a last place team, won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year. However, after asking for a $500 a year increase in pay, he was promptly returned to the minor leagues for the following season.

Is a former world-class amateur tennis player who competed 11 Grand Slam tournaments in singles. Mai

Is a former world-class amateur tennis player who competed 11 Grand Slam tournaments in singles. Main won the singles title of the prestigious Monte Carlo tennis championship in 1954 and was an integral Canada Davis Cup team team member during the early 1

Was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.Carr began his career in 1930 wit

Was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.Carr began his career in 1930 with the Vancouver Lions of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. He next played for the Buffalo Bisons of the International Hockey League. In 1934 Carr signed with the New York Rangers. After one season with the Rangers, Carr signed with the rival New York Americans, with whom he played for the following seven seasons.

Is a Norwegian cross country skier. He was born at Inderøy, and represented the club IL i BUL. He c

Is a Norwegian cross country skier. He was born at Inderøy, and represented the club IL i BUL. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he placed 11th in the 30 kilometres cross country skiing. He became Norwegian champion in 30 kilometr

Is an Albanian professional footballer, who plays as a forward. He currently plays for the Austrian

Is an Albanian professional footballer, who plays as a forward. He currently plays for the Austrian club FC Gamlitz. He came from Slovenian second Division club ND Mura 05, and also played in the Austrian first Division for club FC Admira Wacker Mödling.

Is a female former tennis player from the state of Victoria in Australia. Green teamed with Bob Howe

Is a female former tennis player from the state of Victoria in Australia. Green teamed with Bob Howe to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1958. Green and Howe were the runner-up in mixed doubles at the 1958 French Championships.

Is a female former tennis player from the state of Victoria in Australia. Coghlan teamed with Bob Ho

Is a female former tennis player from the state of Victoria in Australia. Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1958. Coghlan and Howe were also the runner-ups in mixed doubles at the 1958 French Championships.

Is a former Olympic swimming champion representing Australia. She competed in two Olympic Games —

Is a former Olympic swimming champion representing Australia. She competed in two Olympic Games — the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. Some time after her retirement, Crapp and her husband won the first prize in one of the Sydney Opera H

Is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler,

Is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, she played 7 Test matches for Australia between 1975 and 1977, scoring two half-centuries and one century, an unbeaten 118 on her Test debut against New Zealand. She also played in the 1973 and 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup.

A Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She currently plays lead for Krista Scharf.Lang played

A Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She currently plays lead for Krista Scharf.Lang played in her first Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1983 as a third for Anne Provo. The team finished 4-6. She returned to the Hearts in 1988 as Heather Houston's t

Was a member of the United States national soccer team. She currently plays for Chelsea in the FA Wo

Was a member of the United States national soccer team. She currently plays for Chelsea in the FA Women's Premier League.Her twin sister, Veronica (Ronnie) Ching Fair, was also a member of the national team, and when Ronnie was called in to participate in a game against England on May 9, 1997 at San Jose, California, it became the first time a pair of sisters played together in the Woman's National Team.

Is a former New Zealand football player who represented her country.Taylor made her Football Ferns d

Is a former New Zealand football player who represented her country.Taylor made her Football Ferns debut in a 0-2 loss to Australia on 26 March, 1989 and ended her international career with 22 caps to her credit

Is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loug

Is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.93 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This is the British record.

Is a Malian football player, he is currently playing for L'Entente SSG.He was one of the most popula

Is a Malian football player, he is currently playing for L'Entente SSG.He was one of the most popular players of Maghreb Fez and recommended itself for many European clubs and move to Racing Club de France and later in 2008 to L'Entente SSG.

Is a former football goalkeeper from Côte d'Ivoire. He played for ASEC Mimosas, US Monastir, and JJ

Is a former football goalkeeper from Côte d'Ivoire. He played for ASEC Mimosas, US Monastir, and JJK Jyväskylä during his professional career. Konaté was a regular choice for the Côte d'Ivoire national football team during the 1990s, as the successor of Alain Gouaméné.

An Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for JSM Béjaïa in the Algerian

An Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for JSM Béjaïa in the Algerian Championnat National

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves.

Was a German football (soccer) player. He was born in Dortmund-Dorstfeld and died in Hemer.

Was a German football (soccer) player. He was born in Dortmund-Dorstfeld and died in Hemer.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former football (soccer) player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East Germa

Is a former football (soccer) player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

German former football player and now manager. In 1990 he was named European Footballer of the Year

German former football player and now manager. In 1990 he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup.