Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

A midfielder, or secondary as a striker. He currently plays for Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan.He star

A midfielder, or secondary as a striker. He currently plays for Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan.He started his career for Degerfors, where there he was heavily involved in their campaign in 2005 when they avoided relegation from Superettan.He was then bought by Örgryte, and their manager Zoran Lukic. That season ended sadly, as Lukic was sacked, and Örgryte finsished last in Allsvenskan, and thus relegated to Superettan. However Toivonen was praised for his efforts in midfield and soon signed a deal with Malmö FF in a transfer worth more than $1.1m. He became Malmö's second expensive all time player (only Brazilian international Afonso's transfer were more expensive,

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, hea earned his best finish of fourth in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010. Hattestad has nine individual World Cup victories, all in the sprin

Is a Nigerian footballer who is currently playing with IK Start in Norway. He plays as a central or

Is a Nigerian footballer who is currently playing with IK Start in Norway. He plays as a central or defensive midfielder.Olufemi represented Nigeria at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, and won a Silver Medal at Football at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a professional Nigerian footballer who plays for University of Ado Ekiti. Oladipupo started his E

Is a professional Nigerian footballer who plays for University of Ado Ekiti. Oladipupo started his European career with Italian side A.C. Reggiana before quickly attracting the attention of Inter Milan who he signed for in 2001. Unlike his brother Oladipupo didn't strive at Inter and was released at the end of the 2001/2002 season. He returned back to Nigeria but soon found himself heading back to Europe, this time for a trial with Serbian side FK Partizan Beograd. His work was rewarded and in 2002 he signed a professional contract. His opportunities at Partizan were limited and most of his opportunities to play ended up being for the B-Team FK Teleoptik.

Was a Norwegian chess player. Barda was also a strong correspondence chess player, winning the Norwe

Was a Norwegian chess player. Barda was also a strong correspondence chess player, winning the Norwegian correspondence chess championships in 1946 and 1949/1950.

Was an East German 800 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in Pr

Was an East German 800 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in Prague. In that race he beat the future world-record holder Sebastian Coe and the future Olympic Champion Steve Ovett both from the UK. Beyer's time of 1:43.84 made him temporarily the fourth-fastest 800m runner of all time. Beyer himself explained to the British sports journalist and writer Pat Butcher that he won that surprising championship because for the first and only time in his career, he had been able to train for the previous year free from injuries. He also ran intelligently, not taking the lead until the final tens of metres, but at the same time following Coe and Ovett closely.

Is a former German football striker. He had to terminate his active career in 1997 after he got Infe

Is a former German football striker. He had to terminate his active career in 1997 after he got Infectious mononucleosis and then Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished seventh in the C-2 event

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished seventh in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a German bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won gold

Is a German bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won gold medals in the four-man event in both 1994 and 1998.

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the seco

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Jackie Fields.

Is a retired German hurdler. He competed at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympic

Is a retired German hurdler. He competed at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Rico Lieder, Karsten Just and Thomas Schönlebe. His personal best time was 48.48 seconds, achieved in June 1993 in Rome. This ranks him second on the German all-time list, only behind Harald Schmid.[1] Hense represented the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.

Is a East German-German canoer who from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer

Is a East German-German canoer who from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, Heukrodt won five medals with one gold (C-1 500 m: 1988), two silvers (C-2 1000 m: 1980, C-2 1000 m: 1988), and two bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1980, 19

Was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter

Was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in both the Nordic combined and the 4 x 10 km. In addition, he won a complete set of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski

Is a retired German footballer who played in midfield. Janßen spent most of his playing career with

Is a retired German footballer who played in midfield. Janßen spent most of his playing career with German Bundesliga sides 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt, where he later worked as a scout.

German professional ice hockey goaltender, playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hocke

German professional ice hockey goaltender, playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. T

Is a Norwegian competition rower.In heat 6 of the 2000m in the 2008 Olympics single sculls, Tufte ca

Is a Norwegian competition rower.In heat 6 of the 2000m in the 2008 Olympics single sculls, Tufte came in first with a time of 7:20.18. In the finals, he was down nearly 2 seconds with 500m to go, but came back to win with a time of 6 minutes, 59.83 secon

Is a retired German professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey

Is a retired German professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning.

A Dutch footballer, who currently unattached with any club.After playing in the youth level at ZOB,

A Dutch footballer, who currently unattached with any club.After playing in the youth level at ZOB, Ajax and De Graafschap, Lindenbergh began his professional career at De Graafschap that played in the Eerste Divisie. His debut was on November 12, 1994 in a 1-0 win over VVV. He became a key player for the team straight away and helped them to gain promotion to the Eredivisie for the following season, in which he made 30 appearances. In total he took part in 159 games for De Graafschap, scoring six goals, with the club permanently in the top flight. During the 1999-00 season, he left De Vijverberg to continue his career at AZ Alkmaar.

Is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dyn

Is a former German racing cyclist. His career began at the SG Dynamo Gera/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. [1] As an East German, he raced as an amateur until reunification of Germany allowed him to become professional with the Dutch Panasonic team. As a sp

A retired German footballer and a football sports manager.Marschall's career started in the GDR at B

A retired German footballer and a football sports manager.Marschall's career started in the GDR at BSG Chemie Torgau and was soon transferred to 1. FC Lok Leipzig. There, he rose to stardom, becoming one of the most prolific scorers in the East German league and collecting caps for the East German soccer squad. Marschall was regarded as a strong header which deft ballhandling skills, allowing him to play center-striker, hole and offensive midfield with equal effectiveness.

Was a Danish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of

Was a Danish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of the Danish cycling team which finished eighth in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 25th.

Is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.Olaf Pollack beg

Is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.Olaf Pollack began his cycling career at small German team Agro-Adler-Brandenburg in 1997. After 3 years he left for Team Gerolsteiner. In 2005 and 2006 he rode for T-Mobi

Was a Norwegian sports official, best known as president of the worldwide speed skating federation I

Was a Norwegian sports official, best known as president of the worldwide speed skating federation International Skating Union. He represented the club Oslo IL, and eventually became involved in the administration of that club. He eventually became an hon

Is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He was a European Junio

Is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He was a European Junior silver medalist in the 100 metres in 1977. In 1979 he was East German 100 metre champion, he also won the national 200 metres in 1978, and 1983. At the 1982 European Championships he won the Gold in the 200 metres. In the 4 x 100 metres relay he won a silver medal with teammates Thomas Munkelt, Detlef Kübeck and Frank Emmelmann.