Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Nishimura formerl

Is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Nishimura formerly worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and MUGA World Pro Wrestling. Nishimura debuted in 1991 after training in the NJPW Dojo. In 1994, he embarked on a tou

Is a Japanese Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling. Born in 1940, he attended Chuo Universit

Is a Japanese Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling. Born in 1940, he attended Chuo University during a time when they were viewed as one of Japan's dominant collegiate wrestling programs. In 1962, he took first at the freestyle world championships

Is a Nigerian football player currently with Enyimba F.C.. He made his international debut for Niger

Is a Nigerian football player currently with Enyimba F.C.. He made his international debut for Nigeria on the 3rd of March 2010, scoring a brace against Congo DR in a friendly match.

Is a Nigerian-Russian[1] football player born to a Russian mother and a Nigerian father. His name, O

Is a Nigerian-Russian[1] football player born to a Russian mother and a Nigerian father. His name, Osaze, means "God chooses (for you)". He plays as a striker for Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow. Raised in Russia, Odemwingie chose to pledge his allegiances to the national football team of Nigeria, although he was also eligible for Russia. Odemwingie first plied his trade the Belgian club La Louviere and made his mark by helping the club to win the Belgian Cup his first year playing. Scoring 9 goals in 44 appearances got the attention of the French Ligue 1 side Lille managing team and before long he was starting on the squad in the French Ligue 1.

Was a Canadian figure skater and coach.

Was a Canadian figure skater and coach.

Is a Bahamian long jumper.He finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships, twelfth at the 2006 Co

Is a Bahamian long jumper.He finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships, twelfth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, fifth at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games[1] and fifth at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished sixth in the Individ

Was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished sixth in the Individual dressage competition with his horse Irish Lass.

An Argentine football midfielder, who currently plays for Club Atlético River Plate.Ahumada made hi

An Argentine football midfielder, who currently plays for Club Atlético River Plate.Ahumada made his professional debut with Club Atlético River Plate on November 24, 2002, in a 2-1 victory against Olimpo de Bahía Blanca. He played a small part in helping River to the Clausura 2003 and 2004 championships before moving to Germany in 2004 for a short spell with VfL Wolfsburg, where he joined compatriots Facundo Quiroga, Andrés D'Alessandro, Juan Carlos Menseguez and Diego Klimowicz.

Is a retired Cameroonian professional football forward who played for clubs in Africa and Europe.Eyo

Is a retired Cameroonian professional football forward who played for clubs in Africa and Europe.Eyobo played for the full Cameroon national football team. He was included in the squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals, but did not appear in any matches.

Was an American boxer at light middleweight. Known as "Shotgun", Albarado turned pro in 1967 and cap

Was an American boxer at light middleweight. Known as "Shotgun", Albarado turned pro in 1967 and captured the World, WBC, and WBA light middleweight title when he upset Koichi Wajima by KO in 1974. He defended the belt once before losing it in a rematch

Is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.Oscar is a

Is a Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.Oscar is a born scorer, who started his career very well in Deportes Tolima, but has been declining at their level, to be removed from the team owner Millonarios in 2007.

Was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer O

Was an Argentine basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Nicknamed Pillín, he started playing in the youth divisions of Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque. After his debut in the first team in 1944, the team obtained 6 leagues of the now defunct amateur Argentine Basketball Federation.

A retired Argentine footballer.The most notable achievement of his footballing career was being part

A retired Argentine footballer.The most notable achievement of his footballing career was being part of the Argentina team that won the World Cup 1978.Ortiz began his career at San Lorenzo, as a young player he was part of the squad that won 3 league titles (M1972, N1972 and N1974)In 1976 San Lorenzo sold him to Brazilian club Grêmio, but his stay there didn't last long, he returned to Argentina to play for River Plate.

Is a Colombian weightlifter. He was born in Zaragoza, Antioquia. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he rank

Is a Colombian weightlifter. He was born in Zaragoza, Antioquia. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he ranked 5th in the 56 kg category, lifting a total of 280 kg.

Is a former Canadian soccer midfielder. He spent most of his professional career playing indoor socc

Is a former Canadian soccer midfielder. He spent most of his professional career playing indoor soccer with U.S. teams. He is currently the president of Pro Soccer International, an ownership group which holds the rights to American Indoor Soccer League teams in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois. In 1979, Albuquerque was called into the Canadian Olympic soccer team at it entered qualification for the 1980 Summer Olympics. Canada did not qualify for the tournament. However, he did play for Canada in the Pan American Games, but these games are not full internationals. In his two seasons playing with the Illinois Thunder, Albuquerque also served as an assistant coach. On July 4, 2004, Albuquerque became an assistant coach with the expansion Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League under head coach Frank Klopas.

Was a racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 1 Formula One Grand Prix, debuting on January

Was a racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 1 Formula One Grand Prix, debuting on January 18, 1953. He scored a total of 2 championship points.He was a very popular driver, and an active entrant of the Turismo Carretera series, the same as his brother Juan.

A former football player. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" ("The Big-Headed One"), Ruggeri is one of the most

A former football player. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" ("The Big-Headed One"), Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina.Ruggeri started his career at Boca Juniors, playing with Diego Maradona, with whom he won a league title in 1981. In 1985 he moved to rivals River Plate, where he won the Libertadores Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and another league title in 1986. In 1988 he left for Europe where he played for Spanish clubs Logroñes and Real Madrid, where he won yet another league championship. He also played for Vélez Sársfield, Ancona in Italy, América in Mexico, San Lorenzo and Lanús, where he ended his career.

Is a naturalized Equatoguinean footballer, who plays for Kontich FC. Amoabeng made his Equatorial Gu

Is a naturalized Equatoguinean footballer, who plays for Kontich FC. Amoabeng made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 6 September 2008 in a World Cup 2010 Qualifying match against Sierra Leone in Freetown.

Is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Real España. He is also part of the U-23 Hon

Is a Honduran football player, who currently plays for Real España. He is also part of the U-23 Honduras national football team that won the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was an Irish cricket and field hockey player. When playing cricket he was a right-handed batsman and

Was an Irish cricket and field hockey player. When playing cricket he was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.He made his debut for Ireland in their first first-class match against London County in May 1902, and went on to play for t

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at th

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.After graduating LIU, Schectman joined Eddie Go

Is a retired American professional basketball player.After graduating LIU, Schectman joined Eddie Gottlieb's Philadelphia Sphas in the American Basketball League. The Sphas had started as a barnstorming team (their nickname stood for the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association), but they joined the ABL in 1933 and thereafter, dominated the league. The Sphas won the league championship in his second season (1942-43), and the following year, he finished second in the league in scoring with 199 points (10.5 average).

The reserve goalkeeper of Helsingborgs IF behind unthreatened Daniel Andersson. He made his Allsvens

The reserve goalkeeper of Helsingborgs IF behind unthreatened Daniel Andersson. He made his Allsvenskan debut for the club on 8 October 2007 in an away match to Hammarby.

Is a Honduran football fullback, who most currently played for Motagua.

Is a Honduran football fullback, who most currently played for Motagua.

A professional boxer. He earned the nickname "Ringo" for The Beatles hairdo that he sported.

A professional boxer. He earned the nickname "Ringo" for The Beatles hairdo that he sported.