Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was the Swedish heavyweight boxing champion. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 10, 1918. D

Was the Swedish heavyweight boxing champion. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 10, 1918. During his career he totaled 30 fights, winning 23 (11 by KO or "knock-out"), losing 6 (1 by KO), and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936, Berlin Olympics wher

Is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey

Is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. Previously, he had been the captain of the Florida Panthers from 2003 until 2008. Jokinen was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft as the 3rd overall pick.Olli Jokinen started his career in his hometown club KalPa, where he played his first season in SM-liiga. Jokinen played 15 games for the Kuopio team and scored 1 goal and assisted 1 and had 2 minutes in penalties.

Is a Finnish volleyball player. He is currently[update] one of the key players in the Finnish nation

Is a Finnish volleyball player. He is currently[update] one of the key players in the Finnish national volleyball team. During the early years of his career, he played in the Finnish Champion league. In year 2004, he left Finland to play in the French Pro-A Volleyball league where he played until the season of 2009. Olli played the 2009 season in the Polish league. His current team Olympiacos SC, the volleyball team of the Greek sports club Olympiacos.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their f

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fourth-round pick, #117 overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Malmivaara played junior hockey in Jokerit and made his SM-liiga debut there; in 2003 he signe

Is a Finnish ski jumper and former Nordic combined athlete.Before 2007 Muotka competed mainly in Nor

Is a Finnish ski jumper and former Nordic combined athlete.Before 2007 Muotka competed mainly in Nordic combined, in the Junior World Ski Championships and World Cup B competitions.[1]Since 2007 Muotka started to concentrate on ski jumping. In 2007 Junior World Ski Championships he finished eighth in the normal hill and won a bronze medal in the team competition. He made his Continental Cup debut in December 2007, his best result being a twelfth place from Zakopane in February 2008. He made his World Cup debut in January 2010 in Sapporo, collecting his first World Cup points with a fourteenth place.[2]

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympi

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Barcelona, Kolehmainen was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Finland. Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career

Is a retired professional tennis player from Finland. Rahnasto turned pro in 1982. During his career, he won two ATP Tour doubles titles and reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 79 in 1986. He was a member of the Finland Davis Cup team, and led th

Is Finland professional volleyball player. Season 2008-2009 he play in Finland Champion league in Pi

Is Finland professional volleyball player. Season 2008-2009 he play in Finland Champion league in Pielaveden Sampo. Ojansivu is one of the talentist players in Finland in future.Ojansivu started his career in Vammalan Lentopallo. When Ojansivu came to sixteen years old he didn't moved to Kuortane and started training with Finland best junior players. He stayed in Vammala and started training in Finland league team Vammalan Lentopallo. He played his first game in Finland Champion league season sixteen year old

Is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half. He made more

Is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, and was capped three times for Wales at under-23 level.

Is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League,

Is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966. He graduated from George Washington High School in San Francisco in 1948.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Temple University, Johnson

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Temple University, Johnson played ten seasons (1972–1982) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Jazz, Kansas City Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, and Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 7.7 points per game in his career.[1]

Is a former English footballer who played for several Football League clubs during the 1970s and 198

Is a former English footballer who played for several Football League clubs during the 1970s and 1980s. He was also the first player to score a goal for Rushden & Diamonds on 22 August 1992 against Bilston Town.

Is a Swedish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side GOG Svendborg.

Is a Swedish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side GOG Svendborg.

Was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminat

Was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 200 metre breaststroke competition as well as in the semi-finals of the 400 metre breaststroke event.

A Swedish footballer. Olof currently plays as a striker for Hammarby IF.He came to Brommapojkarna in

A Swedish footballer. Olof currently plays as a striker for Hammarby IF.He came to Brommapojkarna in 2002, previously he has played for Enskede IK and Älvsjö AIK as a midfielder and as a winger. Guterstam was retrained to be a striker after he was recruited by Brommapojkarna, at the initiative of the then manager of the team, Benny Persson.

An Swedish retired footballer, who is formerly playing for AGF Aarhus. He plays in central defence a

An Swedish retired footballer, who is formerly playing for AGF Aarhus. He plays in central defence and has considerable aerial power.Former clubs: Oxie IF (1995), Malmö FF (1995-2001), FC Tirol (2002) and Malmö FF (2002-2006). Having played most of his career so far in Malmö FF (MFF), he has reached around 350 matches for the club, with which he won the Allsvenskan. This is also where the current sports chief in AGF, Brian Steen Nielsen, as a player met Persson. Persson left MFF after clashing with his coach, Sören Åkeby, who, incidentally, is a former coach of AGF. In his season in FC Tirol, Persson was a part of a team that won the Austrian Bundesliga — shortly followed by the club's bankruptcy.

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the water polo tournament. He played five matches.

Is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball

Is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association and a part time commentator analyst.He is considered as one of the best point guard in the league. He is also a former member of the Ateneo Bl

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Everton Tigers in the Briti

Is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Everton Tigers in the British Basketball League. The 6ft6 power forward, attended Clemson University before signing for Italian basketball team Roseto Basket in 2005 and soon after m

Is an Nigerian football defender playing for US Boulogne.He represented his country at the 2008 Olym

Is an Nigerian football defender playing for US Boulogne.He represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games,Playing all the ganes and scoring a goal in a semifinal match against Belgium,He was a member of the Nigerian Under 20 Team that came second behind a lionel messi led Argentina Team at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Netherlands 2005.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Colchester United as a striker. Boen in Ibadan,

Is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Colchester United as a striker. Boen in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odejayi started his career as a trainee at Bristol City. He has also played for Forest Green Rovers , Cheltenham and Barnsley he has also enjoyed loans spells at Forest Green Rovers, Scunthorpe and Colchester .

Is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Assoc

Is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association, who currently plays for C.B.Granada of the ACB Spanish Basketball League.Oyedeji, a 6'10" center, was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. Prior to his NBA career, he played two seasons for DJK Würzburg of the German basketball league (1998-2000). After his brief stint with the Sonics (2000-02) and the Orlando Magic (2002-03), he played professionally in China, Puerto Rico and Seoul Samsung Thunders in South Korea.

Is a Canadian basketball player. Famutimi was first noticed in a high school game in Toronto, Canada

Is a Canadian basketball player. Famutimi was first noticed in a high school game in Toronto, Canada at Chaminade College School in his grade nine year. Less than a year later, Olu transferred to Flint, Michigan. In Michigan, he played for the Flint North

Is a Nigerian football striker who signed for Msida Saint-Joseph in Malta after being very close to

Is a Nigerian football striker who signed for Msida Saint-Joseph in Malta after being very close to sign for Sektzia nes Tziona F.C. in Israel. Now, he plays for Dong Thap FC (Vietnam) at V-League 2010.