Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a Scottish former footballer.Archdeacon began his career with local side Gourock United before si

Is a Scottish former footballer.Archdeacon began his career with local side Gourock United before signing for Celtic in August 1982. A versatile player, he was usually employed at left back, although he was equally happy anywhere in defence. An injury dented his confidence however and he became a peripheral figure at Celtic Park in his last few seasons.

Was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. Partnering Billie Jean King, Davidson manag

Was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. Partnering Billie Jean King, Davidson managed to win eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. Davidson was one of very few to win a calendar year slam for mixed doubles, when he won the Australian Cha

Was a South African cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1948 to 1950.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1948 to 1950.

Is an Australian international rugby union player who plays as a flanker or lock. He is nicknamed "M

Is an Australian international rugby union player who plays as a flanker or lock. He is nicknamed "Melon" because of his large head.He was a key performer for the ACT Brumbies from their inception in 1996, joining from Randwick Rugby Club. Finegan played

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He made his debut f

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He made his debut for Ireland in June 1994 against the MCC. His List A debut came the following year in a Benson and Hedges Cup match against Surrey. His only first-class mat

An Irish footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland U21s. He previo

An Irish footballer who currently plays for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland U21s. He previously played for the renowned Irish schoolboy team Home Farm. Garvan plays as a central midfielder and has been compared to Steven Gerrard[1].As a schoolboy, Garvan was a prominent member of the Home Farm U-14s team that played in the Dublin and District Schoolboy League. The team, which was coached by his father Gerry, went unbeaten for three years between 1999 and 2002. Along the way they won the Schoolboys FAI Cup twice. [3] [4] Garvan is just one of several players in the team who have since gone on to bigger things. Darren O'Dea, Diarmuid O'Carroll, Gary Walsh and Gareth Christie were all offered contracts by Celtic, while goalkeeper Shane Supple and defender Michael Synnott, like Garvan, were recruited by Ipswich Town. Another member of the team Chris McCann signed for Burnley

Is a New Zealand slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 31st in the K-1 event at t

Is a New Zealand slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 31st in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National

Is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. As one of the Senators' leading scorers for several seasons, Heatley has set franchise records for single-season goals and points. Internationally, Heatley has played in five World Championships, one Olympics and one World Cup of Hockey at the senior level, as well as two World Junior Championships for Team Canada. In 2008, he surpassed Marcel Dionne as Canada's all-time leader in goals and Steve Yzerman as the all-time leader in points for the World Championships.

Is a professional Jamaican boxer in the heavyweight division. Known as Owen "What the Heck" Beck, Be

Is a professional Jamaican boxer in the heavyweight division. Known as Owen "What the Heck" Beck, Beck began his career in 1998 by winning his first 24 fights, but all against limited opposition the best being amateur star Derrell Dixon and undefeated Tau

Is a retired English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He

Is a retired English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was regarded more as a specialist one-day bowler, and played an important role in Glamorgan's National League successes in the early 2000s. He retired from

Was a South African cricketer who captained his country in their first Test match in 1888/89.

Was a South African cricketer who captained his country in their first Test match in 1888/89.

Is an American professional tennis player. Phillips mainly plays doubles. Phillips was born in Newpo

Is an American professional tennis player. Phillips mainly plays doubles. Phillips was born in Newport News, Virginia. He started to play tennis at the age of four with his mother Brenda and father O.T. When he was 16, he was among the top 10 in America i

Is an Irish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1948 Summer Ol

Is an Irish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was an English football player most notable for his career with Clapton Orient and Middlesbrough. He

Was an English football player most notable for his career with Clapton Orient and Middlesbrough. He also played twice for the England national football team.Williams was once on the books of Sunderland, but he was allowed to leave the area and so he moved to Manchester United. Unfortunately, he failed to settle at that club and so he returned to North East England, where he played non-league football for Easington Colliery Welfare.

Was a lightweight bare-knuckle boxer. Geoghegan claimed the Lightweight Championship of America in 1

Was a lightweight bare-knuckle boxer. Geoghegan claimed the Lightweight Championship of America in 1861, and held it until his retirement in 1863. He stood 5’ 6”, and weighed between 130 and 140 pounds. Geoghegan was born in 1840 in Ireland. He traveled t

Is a Ghanaian football player who has played in both Africa and Europe, including spells in Portugal

Is a Ghanaian football player who has played in both Africa and Europe, including spells in Portugal, Spain (with Málaga CF, UD Melilla and CD Linares) and Austria.

Is a Ghanaian footballer, is played for Liberty Professionals F.C. and formerly for German club SC F

Is a Ghanaian footballer, is played for Liberty Professionals F.C. and formerly for German club SC Freiburg.

Is a Ghanaian football player. He currently plays for SC Buochs. He played in Switzerland since 1995

Is a Ghanaian football player. He currently plays for SC Buochs. He played in Switzerland since 1995, except one and a half year left for JEF United Japan. He also holds a Swiss passport.

Is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 1995. She finish fifth in the team

Is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has been competing since 1995. She finish fifth in the team sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of eighth in the 30 km event at the 2005 championsh

Is a Russian weightlifter. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships in the 63

Is a Russian weightlifter. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships in the 63 kg category, and again at the 2006 Junior World Championships in the 69 kg category.

Is a Ukrainian team handball player. She received a bronze medal with the Ukrainian national team at

Is a Ukrainian team handball player. She received a bronze medal with the Ukrainian national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Is a former Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She started gymnastics at age 5, her first coach was Liudmi

Is a former Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She started gymnastics at age 5, her first coach was Liudmilla Koval but, she soon moved to the Kiev rhythmics school of Albina and Irina Deriugina. With the break-up of the USSR, Oksana and her friend Alexandra Timoshenko, both coached by the coaching duo of Albina and Irina Deriugina, competed at the 1992 European Championships in Stuttgart, Germany for their native country, Ukraine.

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 gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

Is a Russian basketball guard, who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympic

Is a Russian basketball guard, who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.

Is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are known in Spanish, best known under the r

Is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are known in Spanish, best known under the ring name Tarzan Boy and Toscano . Toscano currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). A different wrestler, also called Tarzan Boy, from mid