Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Gambian football defender.

Is an Gambian football defender.

Is a football player from Gambia, the defender currently plays for FSV Frankfurt in Germany. Kajabi

Is a football player from Gambia, the defender currently plays for FSV Frankfurt in Germany. Kajabi attended Seventh-Days Adventist Education Centre primary School and Greater Banjul Middle school respectively. He joined on 15 June 2009 from SV Ried to F

Is a Georgian footballer currently playing for FC Dynamo Bryansk.

Is a Georgian footballer currently playing for FC Dynamo Bryansk.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Stavropol. He made his debut

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Stavropol. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1992 for FC Dynamo Stavropol. He also holds Georgian citizenship.

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.Johansson competed for Finland in the

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.Johansson competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, winning the bronze behind Jonni Myyrä and Urho Peltonen and ahead of Julius Saaristo as Finland claimed the

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he finished s

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he finished sixth in the two handed shot put competition and tenth in the shot put event.

Who was also known as the Bear of Hämeenkyrö (Hämeenkyrön karhu), was a Finnish track athlete wh

Who was also known as the Bear of Hämeenkyrö (Hämeenkyrön karhu), was a Finnish track athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the the Olympics in 1928.In the 1928 Olympics, he had to rerun the 100 m hurdles as the fourth hurdle was placed incorrectly in the first run. Finland took the top two spots in the decathlon that year with Yrjölä taking the gold and Akilles Järvinen the silver.In his years of competing, Yrjölä set three world records: 6460 points in 1926 (7,832 according to the old point system), 6,586 in 1927 (8,053) and 6,587 in 1928 (8,053).

Was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given to him,

Was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola and others for their distinction in running. During the 1920s, Nurmi was the best middle and long distance runner in the world, setting world records at distances between 1500 m and 20 km.Nurmi won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in the 12 events in which he competed at the Olympic Games from 1920 to 1928. In 1932, Nurmi was unable to compete at the Olympics, as he had received money for his running and was thus considered a professional.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the mid-1960's. He won a bronze medal in the individual norm

Is a Finnish ski jumper who competed in the mid-1960's. He won a bronze medal in the individual normal hill at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.Lukkariniemi's lone victory was in the normal hill event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1966.

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Finnish farmer and cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950's.Lonkila also won a

Was a Finnish farmer and cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950's.Lonkila also won a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also won the 18 km event at the 1951 Holmenkollen ski festival.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Is a naturalized Palestinian football midfielder.

Is a naturalized Palestinian football midfielder.

Is a Uruguayan football player. He plays for Bella Vista.Castro played his only match for Uruguay on

Is a Uruguayan football player. He plays for Bella Vista.Castro played his only match for Uruguay on 7 February 2007, a friendly match 3-1 won Colombia.

An Argentine football right back currently playing for Newell's Old Boys.Aguilar made his profession

An Argentine football right back currently playing for Newell's Old Boys.Aguilar made his professional debut in 2003 playing for Chacarita Juniors in the Primera División Argentina. At the end of the 2003-2004 season Chacarita were relegated, but Argilar stayed with the club in the 2nd division until 2007 when he joined Newell's Old Boys.

A former professional tennis player from Argentina. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while play

A former professional tennis player from Argentina. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 25 in 1997.

A former Argentine football player who is currently LD Alajuelense's Assistant Head Coach.He played

A former Argentine football player who is currently LD Alajuelense's Assistant Head Coach.He played in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, but his best years were in the Costa Rican Primera División playing for LD Alajuelense. He made his debut in Costa Rican Primera División back on 1999 playing for LD Alajuelense against Deportivo Saprissa, but only lasted 11 minutes on the field were he received to early yellow cards. That was probably the lowest game he had, because after returning from the suspension, he became one of the most beloved players. He declared that his spend in Costa Rica was the most important thing in his career and after his retirement, he decided to stay at the country and help his beloved team in their minor levels.

A former Spanish football central defender.Alfaro started his career with hometown Real Zaragoza, ma

A former Spanish football central defender.Alfaro started his career with hometown Real Zaragoza, making his league debut in a September 3, 1989 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, and went on to represent FC Barcelona, Racing de Santander (two stints), Atlético Madrid, CP Mérida and Sevilla FC.

An Argentine football defender who plays for San Lorenzo of the Primera Division Argentina.Alvarado

An Argentine football defender who plays for San Lorenzo of the Primera Division Argentina.Alvarado came through the youth system at C.A.I in Comodoro Rivadavia before being signed by San Lorenzo in 2004.Alvarado has become a regular first team player for San Lorenzo, he has shown great versatility, being used in the defence, on the right wing and in central midfield. In 2007 he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament.

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Wisla Kraków.He made his Serie A debut on 7 October 2007 ag

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Wisla Kraków.He made his Serie A debut on 7 October 2007 against U.S. Città di Palermo.

Is a Costa Rican soccer player, who plays for Brujas FC.Brenes' first team in MLS was the MetroStars

Is a Costa Rican soccer player, who plays for Brujas FC.Brenes' first team in MLS was the MetroStars, whom he joined from Municipal Pérez Zeledón in Costa Rica, signing with the team on June 4, 2004. He finished the year with no goals or assists in 14 games. Brenes was then taken by Real Salt Lake in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft, but never played a game with the team.

Is a Chilean football defender, who plays for PAOK FC of Thessaloniki, Greece. Contreras primarily p

Is a Chilean football defender, who plays for PAOK FC of Thessaloniki, Greece. Contreras primarily plays central defender, but he can also operate as a right back. Contreras holds a Spanish passport.

An Argentine football player. He currently plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda.

An Argentine football player. He currently plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda.

A retired Argentine footballer, who played as a midfielder. During his professional career, he was n

A retired Argentine footballer, who played as a midfielder. During his professional career, he was nicknamed Vitamina.Sánchez started playing for Rosario Central, before moving to Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1996. In arguably the best season of his career, he netted 16 league goals in his first year, good enough for a final runner-up place. Later he represented, briefly, Deportivo Alavés in Spain, and Belgium's RC Harelbeke.