Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a retired male breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native co

Is a retired male breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada, aged nineteen.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd r

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 6'8" forward from Auburn University at Montgomery, Graham played in only one NBA season for the Golden State Warriors during the 1988-89 NBA season. He appeared in 7 games and scored a total of 8 points in his brief NBA career. Graham was the fifth ever draft pick in Miami Heat history.

Is a former pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1958 and 1975 for the Cincinnati Red

Is a former pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1958 and 1975 for the Cincinnati Reds (1958-60), Kansas City Athletics (1962-65), Detroit Tigers (1965-67), Cleveland Indians (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1970), Baltimore Orioles (1971, 1973), St. Louis Cardinals (1973-74) and California Angels (1975). He batted and threw right-handed.

Is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for SV Robinhood. He has also been c

Is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for SV Robinhood. He has also been capped by Suriname.

Is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Jordan is

Is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Jordan is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time United States Champion. Jordan made his WWE TV debut on the May 31, 200

Is a retired Swiss football goalkeeper.He was capped 18 times for the Swiss national team between 19

Is a retired Swiss football goalkeeper.He was capped 18 times for the Swiss national team between 1989 and 1997. He was an unused substitute at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and was in the Euro 1996 squad.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Harry Henning.

Is a former tennis player from Zimbabwe. Lourenco represented his native country at the 1984 Summer

Is a former tennis player from Zimbabwe. Lourenco represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he was defeated in the first round by France's Guy Forget. The Zimbabwean reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 5 Novem

Is a Jamaican born American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he m

Is a Jamaican born American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he made his debut for the United States national cricket team in 2008, having previously played first-class cricket for his native Jamaica. He first played for the USA in Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey in 2008, playing eight matches in the tournament and finishing as the USA's second highest run scorer in the tournament.

Is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the men's light flyweight (– 48 k

Is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was the second only the second medal ever for Puerto Rico, after the bronze captured by fellow boxer Juan Evangel

Is a former bantamweight boxer from Cuba, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three

Is a former bantamweight boxer from Cuba, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three years later he captured the gold at the 1975 Pan American Games.

Is the first Puerto Rican-born basketball player ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.Melendez

Is the first Puerto Rican-born basketball player ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.Melendez was born in the City of Ponce, but lived and was raised in the town of Juana Diaz where he also received his primary and secondary education. When he was 1

Is a Colombian Defender that plays for Atlético Junior in the Copa Mustang.

Is a Colombian Defender that plays for Atlético Junior in the Copa Mustang.

Known simply as Orlando, was a Brazilian football defender.During his club career he played for Vasc

Known simply as Orlando, was a Brazilian football defender.During his club career he played for Vasco da Gama (1955–1960), Boca Juniors (1960–1964) and Santos (1965–1967). He was part of the Brazilian team that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and also parti

A Mexican football player.He currently plays as a defender for Pumas UNAM. He joined the Pumas youth

A Mexican football player.He currently plays as a defender for Pumas UNAM. He joined the Pumas youth system and worked his way through the ranks to join them this season, he usually plays in the left flank of the defense and this season he would become a regular starter.

A Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Lorca Deportiva CF

A Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Lorca Deportiva CF

Is a Panamanian footballer who plays for ANAPROF team Árabe Unido.Rodríguez has made 11 appearance

Is a Panamanian footballer who plays for ANAPROF team Árabe Unido.Rodríguez has made 11 appearances for the senior Panama national football team, including participation at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005.

Is a former boxer from Peru. Nicknamed "Romerito" he was one of South America's top ranked lightweig

Is a former boxer from Peru. Nicknamed "Romerito" he was one of South America's top ranked lightweights during the 1980s. Orlando Romero began his professional career as a boxer on February 24, 1979, defeating Rafael Pando by a six round decision in Lima.

Is a football midfielder from Paraguay.Bordón started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia

Is a football midfielder from Paraguay.Bordón started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia and made his professional debut in 2008 under coach Gustavo Costas.

Is a Mexican professional boxer. He is currently the IBF Featherweight champion. Eight of his losses

Is a Mexican professional boxer. He is currently the IBF Featherweight champion. Eight of his losses happened between the ages of 21 and 15.

Is a professional footballer from R. Francs Borains. Silvestri started playing for the Valenciennes

Is a professional footballer from R. Francs Borains. Silvestri started playing for the Valenciennes FC in the 2002/2003 season. During this time, he has played in 134 matches and scored 27 times. So far in the 2006/2007 season he has only had one assist and no goals.

Was a tennis player from Italy. Sirola was born in Fiume, today the Croatian city of Rijeka. He only

Was a tennis player from Italy. Sirola was born in Fiume, today the Croatian city of Rijeka. He only began playing tennis at the age of 22. Despite his late start, he achieved some notable successes. Sirola's best result in a Grand Slam singles event was

Was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Spencer-Smith

Was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Spencer-Smith made his first-class debut in 1866 for Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England, making 71 on debut.

A former Dutch international footballer.Trustfull was born in Amsterdam and played as a youth player

A former Dutch international footballer.Trustfull was born in Amsterdam and played as a youth player for De Rivalen, Ajax Amsterdam and Blauw-Wit before signing his first professional contract at HFC Haarlem that played in the Eredivisie. The midfielder played 14 matches in his first season and was transferred to fellow Eredivisie team SVV Schiedam that merged with Dordrecht '90 a year later. Trustfull was a regular first team player and managed to score his first professional goal in the 1991-92 season.He spent some time at FC Twente where he scored another goal before he was signed by Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam where he had a hard time gaining his first team position. Eventually 1994-95 season he succeeded and was even selected for the Dutch national team twice. He participated in two Euro 96 qualification matches versus Belarus and Malta, which were won 1-0 and 4-0 respectively.

An Italian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Potenza, after being released by Juventu

An Italian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Potenza, after being released by Juventus.