Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Swedish gymnast and horse rider who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summ

Was a Swedish gymnast and horse rider who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, he was a member of the Swedish Equestrian jumping team, which won the

Is a Dutch speed skater specialising in short and middle distances and was born in Oudorp.At the 200

Is a Dutch speed skater specialising in short and middle distances and was born in Oudorp.At the 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships Elgersma finished 5th over 500 metres and 8th over 1000 metres, which gave him the opportunity to skate in sever

Is a Norwegian alpine skier. He participated in slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He repr

Is a Norwegian alpine skier. He participated in slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represented Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Is a retired Danish-Canadian professional National Basketball Association player.Hansen grew up in C

Is a retired Danish-Canadian professional National Basketball Association player.Hansen grew up in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, where he was a basketball star at Centennial Secondary School. He would go onto play his college basketball at the University of Washington. And after a successful career there he was selected in the 3rd round in the 1976 NBA Draft. Due to the ABA dispersal draft, Hansen saw his stock drop for the Chicago Bulls when they landed Artis Gilmore.[citation needed]

Is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Vålerenga in GET-ligaen

Is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Vålerenga in GET-ligaen.Lund has played for the Norway national ice hockey team since 2004. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 18.

Is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Vålerenga in GET-ligaen

Is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who is currently playing for Vålerenga in GET-ligaen. Spets has played for the Norway national ice hockey team since 2005. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17.

A former football goalkeeper from Sweden. He participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA Worl

A former football goalkeeper from Sweden. He participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup and Euro 1992. He is currently the club chief of Hammarby. He played for Hammarby,Norrköping,Charleroi and FC Porto.

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.93 seconds, ach

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.93 seconds, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart.

Is a Danish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the Nationa

Is a Danish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).He made his NHL debut on November 5, 2009 in a game against the Calgary Flames in which the Blues lost, 2-1. He scored the only Blues

A Swedish professional football player.As a native of Lysekil, he has started his football career in

A Swedish professional football player.As a native of Lysekil, he has started his football career in Lysekils FF. After spending very short time in Verona side Chievo Verona, he was transferred to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg. After a long spelling at home in IFK, he was transferred by Gençlerbirligi. During the transfer window in January 2007, he transferred to Trabzonspor together with Ayman Abdelaziz. He signed a 2/5-year contract with Ankaraspor in January 2008. He has played 12 times for the Sweden national football team, scoring one goal.

Is a Swedish swimmer from the village of Ornäs in Borlänge. He competed in 5 consecutive Olympic G

Is a Swedish swimmer from the village of Ornäs in Borlänge. He competed in 5 consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008). The highlight of his career was when he won the gold on the 100 metre butterfly event at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

He competed in 5 consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008). The highlight of his c

He competed in 5 consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008). The highlight of his career was when he won the gold on the 100 metre butterfly event at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. A couple of months earlier he twice broke the world record in the men's 100 m butterfly (short course). After some difficult years he made a successful comeback at the European SC Championships in 2005 when he won his third gold of the competition.

Is a German association football forward who currently plays for 1. FC Magdeburg.He began his career

Is a German association football forward who currently plays for 1. FC Magdeburg.He began his career in 1995 in the youth team at his home town club FG 16 Vienenburg/Wiedelah before he joined Eintracht Braunschweig in 1999. He played in 119 matches for Br

Is a Luxembourgian-Norwegian football midfielder, he plays for Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Kongsving

Is a Luxembourgian-Norwegian football midfielder, he plays for Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Kongsvinger IL.Gerson has also represented Luxembourg at youth level, a.o. at the under-17 European Championship of 2006.

Was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the silver medal

Was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a Norwegian football player, currently playing for Follo FK.Granaas debuted for Strømsgodset IF

Is a Norwegian football player, currently playing for Follo FK.Granaas debuted for Strømsgodset IF in 1997 as a promising young player, and he played 29 international matches for Norway on youth level. In November 1997, he had a trial at Manchester United

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympic

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor.[1] He won

Is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor.[1] He won nine Swedish ice hockey championships with Djurgårdens IF between 1950 and 1963, making him the only player ever to have won that many championships.

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the secon

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to János Széles.

Is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1986 to 1999. He won two medals at the 198

Is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1986 to 1999. He won two medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km and a bronze in the 15 km freestyle. Håland also earned his only World Cup victory at Fal

Is a former Swedish Olympic freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he swu

Is a former Swedish Olympic freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he swum the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle team.

Is a retired German football defender who played for 1. FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, FSV Zwickau, SC Freiburg

Is a retired German football defender who played for 1. FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, FSV Zwickau, SC Freiburg and Bahlinger SC. He was a part of the East German squad at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing all three matches.

A Canadian football goalkeeper currently playing at CFR Cluj in Romania.Hirschfeld started his caree

A Canadian football goalkeeper currently playing at CFR Cluj in Romania.Hirschfeld started his career with the Edmonton Drillers, playing indoor soccer. He has also played with Energie Cottbus in Germany, Calgary Storm, and Vancouver Whitecaps.Hirschfeld's big break with Canada came at the 2002 Gold Cup, where he was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament after allowing only four goals in five matches and recording an impressive semifinal shutout against the United States. This caused English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to take interest, and Hirschfeld signed with them in early 2002.

Is a former Danish professional football midfielder. He played 166 matches for F.C. Copenhagen in th

Is a former Danish professional football midfielder. He played 166 matches for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga from 1992 to 1999.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.