Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a German heptathlete.

Is a German heptathlete.

Is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Karlsruher SC in the German Bundeslig

Is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Karlsruher SC in the German Bundesliga.Kapllani joined the then 2nd Bundesliga side, Karlsruher SC, on 1 July 2004. It took time for Kapllani to adjust to the German league's style of play and started only 15 games in his first season, scoring just 1 goal. In the 2005–06 season Kapllani became a more regular first team player, appearing in 25 league games that season, scoring six goals. He had a very successful 2006–07 season with Karlsruher SC, as he became the second highest goalscorer in the 2nd Bundesliga with 17 goals in 30 appearances, behind teammate and strike partner Giovanni Federico, who netted 19 times in the same season.

Is a darts player from the Netherlands. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.Michels

Is a darts player from the Netherlands. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.Michels made three quarter final appearances in the BDO Open events in 2005, doing so in the Welsh Open, English Open and the German Open. He followed it up with another quarter final appearance, this time at the World Darts Trophy, one of the WDF majors. He defeated Tony Martin and Simon Whitlock before losing to Mervyn King. He then made the final of the Swedish Open, losing to Tony Eccles.

Is a Filipino long jumper.Torres finished fourth at the 2002 Asian Championships and won the silver

Is a Filipino long jumper.Torres finished fourth at the 2002 Asian Championships and won the silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships.[1] She also competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. She also participated in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. In 2009, she surprisingly won the 2009 Asian Championships with a leap of 6.51 metres.

Was, at the start of 2006, the top-ranked Estonian tennis player.

Was, at the start of 2006, the top-ranked Estonian tennis player.

Brazilian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxers of all time. He is a three time WKN Muay Thai Brazilian

Brazilian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxers of all time. He is a three time WKN Muay Thai Brazilian Champion and K-1 Brazil MAX GP 2002 Champion.

Is a professional Georgian tennis player, who is, as of July 24, 2007, the top-ranked female Georgia

Is a professional Georgian tennis player, who is, as of July 24, 2007, the top-ranked female Georgian tennis player. In her career, she has never won a singles nor doubles title on the WTA Tour, but has won 7 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. As of July 24, 2007, she is ranked on her highest ranking of World Number 136, achieved on July 23, 2007. Her highest doubles ranking is World Number 150, reached on July 9, 2007, but as of July 24, 2007, she is ranked 155.

Is a New Zealand horsewoman who won a Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Knighton, r

Is a New Zealand horsewoman who won a Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Knighton, riding Enterprise was in the New Zealand Three Day Event Team which finished third, along with Andrew Bennie, Tinks Pottinger and Mark Todd. Knighton has si

Is an American water polo player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Her position is

Is an American water polo player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Her position is attacker, and she is considered an excellent perimeter shooter.

Is a former American professional golfer and golf instructor and is a strong advocate of women's gol

Is a former American professional golfer and golf instructor and is a strong advocate of women's golf.Peggy started playing golf at age 17. She took to the game immediately and quickly won a number of titles. She played the ladies amateur tour in the 1940

Is a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she was a member of

Is a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the

Is a retired female badminton player from England who ranked among the world's best during most of t

Is a retired female badminton player from England who ranked among the world's best during most of the 1970's. An exceptional junior talent, she won women's singles at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games while still in her teens

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she finished ninth in the K-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.In the 1928

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics she won the silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event and bronze medals in the 100 m freestyle event and 100 m backstroke event.

Is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 1970, she became the first woman du

Is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 1970, she became the first woman during the open era and the second woman in history to win all four Grand Slam tournament singles titles in the same calendar year. Court won a record 24 of

Was an British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the F

Was an British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933. She also won the singles title at the 1934 French Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final. Scriven-Vivian was the last British woman to win the same Grand Slam singles tournament for two consecutive years. In addition, she was the first left-handed woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Is an Olympic speed skater from the United States, who competed in 3000 m and the team pursuit at t

Is an Olympic speed skater from the United States, who competed in 3000 m and the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an Olympic swimmer for Team GB at the 1956 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal in the w

Was an Olympic swimmer for Team GB at the 1956 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 m backstroke in the time of 1:13.1.

Was an Australia cricketer who played six women's test matches for the Australia in the 1930's.

Was an Australia cricketer who played six women's test matches for the Australia in the 1930's.

Was educated at Kilmarnock Academy and was a member of the Scottish Swimming Team from the age of 14

Was educated at Kilmarnock Academy and was a member of the Scottish Swimming Team from the age of 14.Unusually she practiced in the local municipal swimming baths in Kilmarnock rather than any purpose built training facility.

Is an American swimmer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Olympi

Is an American swimmer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Was an American breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer

Was an American breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fifth in the 200 metre breaststroke event.

Was the first woman to take first place in an Olympic event, golf, during the 1900 Paris games. Thes

Was the first woman to take first place in an Olympic event, golf, during the 1900 Paris games. These games were apparently so poorly organized that many competitors, including Abbott, did not realize that the events they entered were part of the Olympics

Is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 1970, she became the first woman du

Is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 1970, she became the first woman during the open era and the second woman ever to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same calendar year. Court won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player. She won 62 Grand Slam titles overall (24 singles, 19 women's doubles, and 19 mixed doubles), again, more than any other player. Many consider her the greatest female tennis player.[citation needed] The International Tennis Hall of Fame states, "For sheer strength of performance and accomplishment there has never been a tennis player to match (her)."