Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics a

Is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th. He is the 2001 world champion. One of eight Bulgarian weightlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee for $1,000,000, Abbas became a

Is a retired Tunisian footballer. He played as Offensive Midfielder.

Is a retired Tunisian footballer. He played as Offensive Midfielder.

Is a Russian professional tennis player. Overall, she has won 27 WTA Titles, nine in singles and eig

Is a Russian professional tennis player. Overall, she has won 27 WTA Titles, nine in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 20

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Mikhail Kasalo.

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Mikhail Kasalo.

Is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Ilyina trained at Dynamo in Moscow. She co

Is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Ilyina trained at Dynamo in Moscow. She competed for Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Inta Klimovica, Lyudmila Aksenova and Natalya Sokolova.

Is a Russian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.On the

Is a Russian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.On the October 2008 FIDE rating list for women, she has an Elo rating of 2468, making her the number 27 in the world. [1] Her peak rating is 2496 (January 2007) so far.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. Kovalevich also finished fourth in the K-4

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. Kovalevich also finished fourth in the K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Was a Soviet Russian tennis player, four-time Soviet Union Champion. Nadezhda Belonenko was born in

Was a Soviet Russian tennis player, four-time Soviet Union Champion. Nadezhda Belonenko was born in the city of Taganrog. She graduated from the Taganrog Aviation Technical School and started practicing tennis in Taganrog in 1928. Belonenko became champio

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She won

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She won a gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a c

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was the

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was the coxswain of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 and 1956 S

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian biathlete. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she won a gold medal with the Ru

Is a Russian biathlete. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she won a gold medal with the Russian relay team, which consisted of herself, Nataliya Snytina, Luiza Noskova and Anfisa Reztsova.

Is a former pentathlete. She won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR in 1980. Tkachenko trained at VS

Is a former pentathlete. She won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR in 1980. Tkachenko trained at VSS Avanhard in Donetsk Oblast.

Is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach G

Is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands.

Was a former Iraq player and is currently coach of the Iraq national team.Nadhim Shaker was one of t

Was a former Iraq player and is currently coach of the Iraq national team.Nadhim Shaker was one of the most talented defenders in Iraqi football history. He began his playing career at Al-Amal in 1976 before moving to Al-Tayaran (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) the following year and played for the club until he retired in 1988.

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler who played for Sri La

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler who played for Sri Lanka Schools. He was born in Colombo. De Silva made his cricketing debut playing four Under-19 One-Day Internationals in a Sri Lankan tour of Pakistan in 20

More familiarly known as Anita Nall and now Anita Nall-Richesson since her marriage to Luke Richesso

More familiarly known as Anita Nall and now Anita Nall-Richesson since her marriage to Luke Richesson in 2002, is a U.S. Olympic medalist in competitive swimming. As a 16-year old at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Nall won a gold medal in W

Is a Bahraini long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country Morocco.She comp

Is a Bahraini long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country Morocco.She competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 2003 and 2004 and in the marathon at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, but did not finish.

Is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals, and the first gymnast to be awarded a per

Is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals, and the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is one of the best-known gymnasts in the world and, along with Olga Korbut, is credited with popularizing the sport around the world.[1][2][3]

Is an Italian alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica. She is the sister of Elena Fanch

Is an Italian alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica. She is the sister of Elena Fanchini, also an alpine skier. She came 3rd in downhill in the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise 2006 and Sestriere 2008. She represented Italy at the 200

A Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the the 2002 Winter Olympics in

A Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1]

Is a Swiss alpine skier. Styger won a total of 4 Alpine Skiing World Cup races. She was several time

Is a Swiss alpine skier. Styger won a total of 4 Alpine Skiing World Cup races. She was several times Swiss champion in Downhill and Super-G.

S a professional tennis player from Russia.

S a professional tennis player from Russia.