Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two S

Is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980.

Is a Macedonian whitewater kayaker, and a four-time Olympian. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympic

Is a Macedonian whitewater kayaker, and a four-time Olympian. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the K-1 event he finished sixth in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished sixteenth, fa

Is a former Montenegrin football player. He capped 7 times for Yugoslavia.

Is a former Montenegrin football player. He capped 7 times for Yugoslavia.

Was a French football defender.

Was a French football defender.

Is a Cuban professional basketball player. He is a 6'8", 220 lb forward.He has played in such countr

Is a Cuban professional basketball player. He is a 6'8", 220 lb forward.He has played in such countries as United States (with the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics during 1999-2000, and the CBA's La Crosse Bobcats), as well as Spain, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. As of 2007/08 season, he plays in Argentina for Obras Sanitarias Buenos Aires.

Is a Kenyan cricketer. He has played three One Day International for Kenya.

Is a Kenyan cricketer. He has played three One Day International for Kenya.

Was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera

Was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States. While in his teens, he began working at a racet

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic silver medalist.

A Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. He is considered one of the most promisin

A Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos FC. He is considered one of the most promising young players in Greece. He is member of the Greek national team. He is equally adept at playing as an attacking midfielder, right/left wing forward or a second striker. His main strengths are his technique and pace & acceleration with the ball.

Is a Cypriot defender who plays for Nea Salamina. He started his career in AEK Larnaca.

Is a Cypriot defender who plays for Nea Salamina. He started his career in AEK Larnaca.

Is a Greek professional basketball player currently with Real Madrid in the Spanish League. A 6'10 3

Is a Greek professional basketball player currently with Real Madrid in the Spanish League. A 6'10 3/4" (2.10 m) 260 lbs. (118 kg),

Is a football (soccer) player who currently plays for Kavala FC in Greek First Division.Theodorelis

Is a football (soccer) player who currently plays for Kavala FC in Greek First Division.Theodorelis began his professional career with Doxa Drama F.C. in July 2003.

Is a Greek basketball referee. Voreadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, and he speaks both Greek a

Is a Greek basketball referee. Voreadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, and he speaks both Greek and English. Residing in Athens, Greece, the 85 kg professional referee officiated at the 7th World Championship for Junior Men at Thessaloniki in the year

Is a field hockey defender from India, who belongs to the Oraon tribe of Chota Nagpur. He made his i

Is a field hockey defender from India, who belongs to the Oraon tribe of Chota Nagpur. He made his international senior debut for the Men's National Team in January 1998 during the test serie against Germany. Dad represented his native country at the 2000

An Algerian football player of Chaoui origin who is currently playing for ES Sétif in the Algerian

An Algerian football player of Chaoui origin who is currently playing for ES Sétif in the Algerian Championnat National. Nicknamed "Baggio" because of his hair and style of play and its similarity to Italian legend Roberto Baggio, he has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in the past and a number of other European teams.[1].

A former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Ol

A former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.In 1992, Le won the silver medal in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay (3:40.12) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and also finished 6th in the 100 m free (55.89). In 1993 she defeated her teammate, Olympic champion Zhuang Yong, to become national champion in the 100 m free (54.72, 2nd globally after Franziska van Almsick). In December 1993, she won 4 golds, all in world record times, at the 1st ever World Short Course Championships in Spain (50 m free: 24.23; 100 m free: 53.01; 4×100 m free relay: 3:35.97 and 4×100 m medlay reply: 3:57.73).

Is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a former professional tennis player who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA dou

Is a former professional tennis player who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles. In 1974, Antonoplis played her first Grand Slam match in the US Open, which Sue Mappin won 6-4 3-6 6-2. In the 1976 Wimbledon Championships, s

Is the head coach of the Stanford University women's swimming and diving team. A former backstroke s

Is the head coach of the Stanford University women's swimming and diving team. A former backstroke swimmer from the United States, she won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, swimming the backstroke leg of the 4x100-meter medley

Is an Italian former tennis player and later television presenter and journalist from Milan. She rea

Is an Italian former tennis player and later television presenter and journalist from Milan. She reached the last sixteen of the French Open four times and the Wimbledon Championships once, and is also famous for her choice of clothing. Pericoli reached t

Is an Austrian former alpine skier.

Is an Austrian former alpine skier.

Was a British Olympic fencer.

Was a British Olympic fencer.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-Lea

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League.She has represented Australia at the 2004 FIFA Under 19 Women's World Championship and 2006 FIFA Under 20 Women's World Championship.

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Brisbane Roar

Is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Brisbane Roar.

Is a former speed skater.Leah Poulos specialised in the sprint and made her international debut at t

Is a former speed skater.Leah Poulos specialised in the sprint and made her international debut at the World Sprint Championships (then called the ISU Sprint Championships) in 1970. She also participated in several World Allround Championships and compete