Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Ca

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. She played four matches.

Is an American tennis player. She plays professional WTA and ITF events while maintaining her amateu

Is an American tennis player. She plays professional WTA and ITF events while maintaining her amateur status. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 356, which she reached on September 13, 2010. Her career high WTA ranking in doubles is 403, which she reached

Is an Italian alpine skier. She was born in Schlanders, Italy.

Is an Italian alpine skier. She was born in Schlanders, Italy.

Is a female badminton player from Germany.Grether competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is a female badminton player from Germany.Grether competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Juliane Schenk. They defeated Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts of South Africa in the first round but were defeated by Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.

Was a French figure skater. She represented France at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11t

Was a French figure skater. She represented France at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th and at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 4th.

is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won a bro

is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Is a retired female medley swimmer from Germany. She twice competed for her native country at the Su

Is a retired female medley swimmer from Germany. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Hetzer collected several medals at international tournaments in the late 1990s and early 2000s, especially in the short cours

Is a professional alpine skier from Austria, and the winner of the overall 2006–7 World Cup along

Is a professional alpine skier from Austria, and the winner of the overall 2006–7 World Cup along with the giant slalom World Cup. This versatile all-around racer has won World Cup races in 4 of the 5 alpine skiing disciplines (Super-G, giant slalom, slal

Is a retired German pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.51 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Salaman

Is a retired German pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.51 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Salamanca. This ranks her seventh among German pole vaulters, behind Annika Becker, Yvonne Buschbaum, Carolin Hingst, Anastasija Reiberger, Silke Spiegelburg and Julia Hütter. However, with 4.56 metres Humbert has a better personal best indoor.

Is an American professional tennis player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left

Is an American professional tennis player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked forty-ninth in the world. Arendt reached her career-high

Is a Australian association footballer currently playing for Newcastle United Jets.

Is a Australian association footballer currently playing for Newcastle United Jets.

An American curler from Madison, Wisconsin. She currently plays second for Debbie McCormick.At the 2

An American curler from Madison, Wisconsin. She currently plays second for Debbie McCormick.At the 2000 World Junior Curling Championships, Joraanstad played third for Laura Delaney and won a bronze medal for team USA. The following year, Joraanstad skipe

Is an Australian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 104, set at 9 Ju

Is an Australian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 104, set at 9 July 2007. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 332, which she reached on 4 August 2008. She is currently the 3rd highest ranked Australian on the WTA doub

Is an American athlete and judoka currently living in Fort Worth, TX. Beginning her training in Judo

Is an American athlete and judoka currently living in Fort Worth, TX. Beginning her training in Judo at age 7 with her sister Bridgette, Nicole became one of the youngest members of the United States 2004 Summer Olympics Team in 2004 at age 17.

Is a former American college and international swimmer who was an eight-time American national colle

Is a former American college and international swimmer who was an eight-time American national college champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Haislett was born in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1972. She was a "water baby"—she learned to swim at 18

Was an American professional track and road racing cyclist who twice won gold medals in cycling at t

Was an American professional track and road racing cyclist who twice won gold medals in cycling at the Pan American Games. As a student at Pennsylvania's Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, she won three U.S. fitness championships and excelled on

Is an Australian professional golfer.Garrett turned professional in late 2005, and qualified for the

Is an Australian professional golfer.Garrett turned professional in late 2005, and qualified for the 2006 Ladies European Tour (LET). She did not win a tournament in her rookie season, but she had four top-ten finishes, ended up 12th on the Order of Merit

Is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'4" (167 cm) and plays at the libero position. She

Is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'4" (167 cm) and plays at the libero position. She played for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team for the 2007 season and wore the number 1 jersey. She was the first foreign-born libero to play in the Turkis

Is an American indoor volleyball player who played for Penn State University's volleyball team from

Is an American indoor volleyball player who played for Penn State University's volleyball team from 2005-2008, winning two NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008.

Is an American soccer defender and midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Wom

Is an American soccer defender and midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.

Is a Canadian professional wrestler who regularly wrestles for Shimmer Women Athletes and NWA: Extre

Is a Canadian professional wrestler who regularly wrestles for Shimmer Women Athletes and NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. She currently teams with fellow Canadian wrestler Portia Perez as the Canadian NINJAs, where she is one half of the SHI

Is a British bobsledder who has competed since 2001.

Is a British bobsledder who has competed since 2001.

Is a retired tennis player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summ

Is a retired tennis player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. As a pro, she reached her career-high singles on 14 May 1990, when she became the number 43 of the world.

Is a former German figure skater.

Is a former German figure skater.

Is a professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of

Is a professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She turned professional at 18.