Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a South African figure skater. She represented South Africa at the 1960 Winter Olympics where she

Is a South African figure skater. She represented South Africa at the 1960 Winter Olympics where she placed 23rd.

Was an American professional boxer who fought at Light heavyweight and Heavyweight. Nicknamed "the M

Was an American professional boxer who fought at Light heavyweight and Heavyweight. Nicknamed "the Michigan Bomber", Marshall was active during the 1940s and 1950s. His most famous fight was against the emerging Sonny Liston on September 7, 1954, in which

Is a retired American tennis champion and long-time tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and m

Is a retired American tennis champion and long-time tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and motivation speaker. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Trabert in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time.[1

Is a French professional tennis player. She has won three WTA titles, and was runner-up at the 2007

Is a French professional tennis player. She has won three WTA titles, and was runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high ranking was World No. 9 in October 2007, and as of 20 October 2008, is ranked World No. 17 and is the top ranked female French player.

Is a French former track cyclist. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunn

Is a French former track cyclist. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation, and she subsequently raced for France.

Was an American philanthropist, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and the last private owner of Montpelier,

Was an American philanthropist, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and the last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of former United States President James Madison. At the time of her death, Montpelier was bequeathed to the National Trust for

Is a Canadian rower. She also finished 5th with in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Canadian rower. She also finished 5th with in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer In 1976 she was a crew member of the American b

Is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer In 1976 she was a crew member of the American boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.

Is a retired German high jumper, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Sh

Is a retired German high jumper, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She finished fifth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships,[1] twelfth at the 1993 World Indoor Championships[2] and tenth at the 1994 European Indoor Championships.[3]

Is a former German international football player. The goalkeeper was capped 58 times for Germany. Sh

Is a former German international football player. The goalkeeper was capped 58 times for Germany. She won two German championships with TSV Siegen. Isbert's career started at TuS Ahrbach. In 1989, she reached the final of the German championship, but Ahrbach failed to qualify for the Bundesliga at its inception one year later. She then switched to TSV Siegen, winning the championship in 1991 and 1992. Siegen also came close to winning the cup in both seasons, losing out in finals to Grün-Weiß Brauweiler and FSV Frankfurt. After the season she lost her place in the starting eleven to Silke Rottenberg.

Is an English show-jumper. She competed for Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a sil

Is an English show-jumper. She competed for Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the individual jumping event.

Was a female tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics she won a silver medal

Was a female tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics she won a silver medal in the Mixed doubles event partnering Vincent Richards.

Is a former American female tennis player. She won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 U

Is a former American female tennis player. She won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 U.S. Championships. Marion Jones was the first Californian to reach the finals at the women’s U.S. Tennis Championships in 1898. She won the U.S. women’s

Is an Austrian snowboarder known for Parallel Giant Slalom. She won gold at the FIS Snowboarding Wor

Is an Austrian snowboarder known for Parallel Giant Slalom. She won gold at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 for Parallel Giant Slalom.[1] She is set to represent Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Was an American off-road racing legend. He won many championships as a racer, and later formed sanct

Was an American off-road racing legend. He won many championships as a racer, and later formed sanctioning bodies SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG). He also raced in dragsters and land speed record automobiles.

Is a French handball player. She plays for the club Hype Nieder and for the French national team.She

Is a French handball player. She plays for the club Hype Nieder and for the French national team.She participated at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in China,[1] winning a silver medal with the French team.

Was an American Olympic fencer. She competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. She competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a former East German javelin thrower. Lüttge won the gold medal at the 1966 European Championshi

Is a former East German javelin thrower. Lüttge won the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships in Budapest.[1] Lüttge was the East German champion in the javelin in 1962, 1963 and 1966.[2] She also established three national records during her career; she recorded the last of these on 2 September 1966 with a personal best throw of 59.70m during qualification for the final of the 1966 European Championships.

American professional boxer who fought at Light heavyweight and Heavyweight.

American professional boxer who fought at Light heavyweight and Heavyweight.

Is an Austrian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1992 and reached her ca

Is an Austrian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1992 and reached her career high singles ranking on October 6, 1997, when she became the No. 50 of the world. 1997 was Maruska's best year on the WTA Tour, highlighted by her fir

Was a former American Football fullback who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steel

Was a former American Football fullback who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Motley attended high school at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio and went to college at South Carolina State University and University of Nevada; after college

Was an American basketball player.A 6'5" guard from Scottsville, Kentucky, Spears attended nearby We

Was an American basketball player.A 6'5" guard from Scottsville, Kentucky, Spears attended nearby Western Kentucky University but saw little playing time during his first two seasons. After his sophomore year, he left Western Kentucky to serve in the United States Army, where he played three seasons for the 326th Glider Infantry basketball team at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He then returned to Western Kentucky in 1946 with improved skills and confidence and became the team's leading scorer during his junior and senior years. Spears received All-American honors in 1948 after leading Western Kentucky to a third-place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (then the nation's premier basketball tournament).

Is a field hockey defender from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Tea

Is a field hockey defender from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a French alpine ski racer, Since the 2004 season, she participated in the World Cup, it will mark

Is a French alpine ski racer, Since the 2004 season, she participated in the World Cup, it will mark her first points in the 2005 season and managed her first top-10 in February 2009 in Bansko.

Is a former professional American Football running back who played 7 seasons in the NFL for the San

Is a former professional American Football running back who played 7 seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers, the New England Patriots and the Houston Oilers from 1989 to 1995.