Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Lithuanian football defender currently playing for FK Ekranas.

Is a Lithuanian football defender currently playing for FK Ekranas.

An Argentine football player currently playing for Godoy Cruz. He also holds Italian citizenship.He

An Argentine football player currently playing for Godoy Cruz. He also holds Italian citizenship.He is the older brother of Mauro Formica who plays for Newell's Old Boys.

Is an American football wide receiver who was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the

Is an American football wide receiver who was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Florida State University.On September 29, 1999, during his senior season at Florida State, Coles and teammate Peter Warrick went to a Tallahassee, Florida Dillard's department store and, with the aid of a cashier with whom the pair were friendly, purchased $412.38 worth of clothing and charged only $21.40ùa discount so large that it is legally considered shoplifting under Florida law. An off-duty officer saw what happened through a surveillance camera, according to police. Coles,

Is a Bahamian athlete who competes in the javelin throw.Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, ach

Is a Bahamian athlete who competes in the javelin throw.Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville.Ferguson attended St Andrew's School in Nassau, Bahamas and graduated in 1994. She is still fondly remembered by many of her peers, teachers, and administrators.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey.Laverne Fator and his brothers Mark and Elmer all became jockeys. The most successful of the three, Laverne Fator's riding career began at small bush tracks in the Western United States. His first major win came in 1918

Is a Romanian Olympic gymnast of Serbian origin.[1] An exceptionally successful athlete on the inter

Is a Romanian Olympic gymnast of Serbian origin.[1] An exceptionally successful athlete on the international competition circuit, Milosovici, also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, is considered to be one of Romania's top gymnasts of the 1990s and the most prolific female all-around gymnast of the decade, earning a total 19 World Championships or Olympic medals in a span of six years. She medalled in every single World Championships meet, Olympic Games and European Championships between 1991 and 1996, and is only the third female gymnast ever, after Larissa Latynina and Vera Caslavska, to win at least one World Championships or Olympic title on all four events. Milosovici was also the last gymnast ever to receive the perfect mark of 10.0 in an Olympic competition and the last to receive the benchmark score of 9.95 at the World Championships.

Is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in May 2003, aged

Is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut as a professional in May 2003, aged 15, at an ITF tournament in Jakarta. In December 2008, Tananta won the Women's Singles in the inaugural Garuda Indonesia Tennis Masters, defeating Ayu-Fani

Is an American-Israeli retired basketball player. He played in the center position (height 2.08m or

Is an American-Israeli retired basketball player. He played in the center position (height 2.08m or 6'10"). Mercer also played for the Israeli national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship and 1987 Eurobasket Championship. He is currently the women's

Is an Arena football quarterback for the Kansas City Brigade.[1] He has previously played in the NFL

Is an Arena football quarterback for the Kansas City Brigade.[1] He has previously played in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets, for the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings of the arenafootball2 league, and briefly signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on April 4, 2006, only to be released one month later.

Is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004

Is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Member of the Ilirija Swimming Club from Ljubljana, Slovenia; his former coaches include Aleš Cerkovnik and Borut Klinec but is currently a student-athlete majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology and competing for the University of California, Berkeley since 2004 and after training with coach Michael Bottom for several years he is now coached by the Cal swimming team coach Dave Durden.

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part o

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played one match.

Is an American former professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his work with

Is an American former professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his work with the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation. In professional wrestling, Luger is a three-time world c

Is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best kn

Is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s.Zbyszko's ring name has in the past been misspelled Zbysko or Zy

Was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of St Andrews, the "Home of Golf". In 1902, repr

Was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of St Andrews, the "Home of Golf". In 1902, representing the Chicago Golf Club, he won the eighth U.S. Open at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York.

Was a Scottish professional footballer. McLachlan joined East Stirlingshire in November 1883 having

Was a Scottish professional footballer. McLachlan joined East Stirlingshire in November 1883 having previously been with Cowlairs.

Was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the gold medal in

Was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after winning the final against Thure Ahlqvist.Two years earlier he won the featherweight silver medal at the 1930 British Empire Games after losing the final to Frank Meachem.

A former Scottish football player.He was one of the "Famous Five", the Hibernian forward line during

A former Scottish football player.He was one of the "Famous Five", the Hibernian forward line during the 1950s. The others were Bobby Johnstone, Gordon Smith, Eddie Turnbull, and Willie Ormond.Reilly joined Hibs in 1945 at the age of 16, despite interest from their city rivals Hearts. He quickly established himself in the Hibernian team, scoring his first goal against Queen of the South. He netted the first of 18 hat-tricks for Hibs in 1947, again against Queen of the South.

Is a Barbadian born former English cricketer. Worrell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-ar

Is a Barbadian born former English cricketer. Worrell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Worrell made his first-class debut for Hampshire, playing a single match in 1969 against the touring New Zealanders. During the 1969 season Worrell also represented Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship, playing against Berkshire, Cornwall and Somerset Second XI.

Was an Australian sportsman who is the only person to play VFL/AFL football and win an Olympic Gold

Was an Australian sportsman who is the only person to play VFL/AFL football and win an Olympic Gold Medal. He played his Australian rules football with Fitzroy during the late 1930s and won two golds medal in equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

Is a retired American freestyle and individual medley swimmer in the early 1980s. Hayes is best know

Is a retired American freestyle and individual medley swimmer in the early 1980s. Hayes is best known for anchoring the U.S. men’s 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Was a Dutch football player.Adam started his football career for HVV Den Haag in the Netherlands. At

Was a Dutch football player.Adam started his football career for HVV Den Haag in the Netherlands. At the age of 19, he started his study in Zürich, where he played for Grasshopper-Club Zürich. He made his debut for Switzerland in a match against Austria in 1929.[1] The Dutch national team visited Switzerland a year later, and Adam was invited to play for his native Netherlands. Switzerland won the match 6-3.[1][2] Law Adam would play eleven matches for the Netherlands, scoring six goals.[1] He scored both goals in the 2-0 victory of the Netherlands over Germany in Düsseldorf in 1932.[1][3]

Is a Ghanaian footballer, who played with Sporting St. Mirren. Adjah began his career with Hearts of

Is a Ghanaian footballer, who played with Sporting St. Mirren. Adjah began his career with Hearts of Oak and played eight years with the team, before leaving on 26 April 2008 for Zaytuna F.C.. After a half year and the climbing from Zaytuna F.C., signed a

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder who plays for Sporting Club de Bangui.Adjei played on Europe Top L

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder who plays for Sporting Club de Bangui.Adjei played on Europe Top Level and with FC Spartak Moscow in the European Champions League 2001.

Is an Ghanaian football player who plays for Kickers Emden.

Is an Ghanaian football player who plays for Kickers Emden.

Was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one

Was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour.