Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an Austrian chess master.She was thrice a Women's World Championship Challenger. She took 3rd, b

Was an Austrian chess master.She was thrice a Women's World Championship Challenger. She took 3rd, behind Vera Menchik and Katarina Beskow at London 1927, took 2nd at Hamburg 1930, and took 2nd at Prague 1931, both behind V. Menchik.

Is a French handball player, playing for the Danish club Esbjerg and for the French national team. S

Is a French handball player, playing for the Danish club Esbjerg and for the French national team. She was born in Saint Denis.

Was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven

Was a Latvian–French–Argentine chess player.Born in Riga, she emigrated to France. She won seven times French Chess Championship (1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1938), although she was awarded the title only thrice. She became French citizen in 1

Was a Danish national and international football centre forward and club manager. He was the most ca

Was a Danish national and international football centre forward and club manager. He was the most capped player for the Danish national team for 22 years (1939-1961).

A former track and field athlete from Finland who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw.He comp

A former track and field athlete from Finland who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw.He competed for Finland at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for SaiPa in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for SaiPa in the Finnish SM-liiga. He was drafted 257th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and signed with the organisation.

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won three gold medals at the FIS Nor

Was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won three gold medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two in 1938 (18 km and 4 x 10 km) and one in 1939 (4 x 10 km). He was born in Nilsiä.

Is a Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player playing in the Philippines for the Meralco Bolts

Is a Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player playing in the Philippines for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also a many-time member of the Philippines national basketball team in international competitions. In 1997

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.I

Is a Dutch speed skater who is specialised in the middle long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.In November 2005 Van Deutekom surprised when she skated among the best at the Speed Skating World Cup qualification tournament at several distances and as a

Is a Dutch professional badminton player. She currently resides in Arnhem and is a doubles specialis

Is a Dutch professional badminton player. She currently resides in Arnhem and is a doubles specialist.

Is a Montenegrin-born Albanian leftwinger currently playing for German side TuS Koblenz. He was born

Is a Montenegrin-born Albanian leftwinger currently playing for German side TuS Koblenz. He was born on May 23, 1979 in Titograd, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. He stands at 1,79cm (five feet ten inches) and weighs 66 kg.

Is a DR Congolese football player who is playing for FC 105 Libreville. He was part of the Congolese

Is a DR Congolese football player who is playing for FC 105 Libreville. He was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-

Was a Dutch swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer

Was a Dutch swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her teammates in that race, who clocked in at 4:12, were Toos Beumer, Erica Terpstra and Winnie van Weerdenburg.

Is a Polish professional road bicycle racer.

Is a Polish professional road bicycle racer.

Is a Polish snowboarder. She was an Olympian at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where she was the

Is a Polish snowboarder. She was an Olympian at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where she was the bearer of the Polish flag at the opening ceremonies. She competed in half-pipe, finishing 17th.

Is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Va

Is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay, 29th in the 30 km, 45th in the 10 km, and 52nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events. At the FIS

Is a retired English football player, and former England goalkeeper. Cope played 60 times for Englan

Is a retired English football player, and former England goalkeeper. Cope played 60 times for England, making her debut against West Germany in Bochum in February 1995, before retiring from international football in April 2004. At club level she won the FA Cup with Millwall Lionesses, Arsenal and Croydon and in May 2004 played in goal for Charlton in their 3-0 final defeat against Arsenal.

Is a French football player currently playing for Hénin-Beaumont of the Division 1 Féminine. Cramm

Is a French football player currently playing for Hénin-Beaumont of the Division 1 Féminine. Crammer plays as a striker.Crammer was born in the commune of Cucq just off the coast of the English Channel and began her career at nearby club FCF Hénin-Beaumont. She remained in the club's youth system until the 2006–07 season, when, despite being only 15 years old, was promoted to the senior team.

Is a sprinter, competing internationally for the Bahamas. She is a gold medal winner in the 4x100 m

Is a sprinter, competing internationally for the Bahamas. She is a gold medal winner in the 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also finished in second place in the women's 200 m behind Marion Jones. But in October 2007 Jones admitted taking performance enhancing drugs and was stripped of the gold medal, which may be awarded to Davis-Thompson .

Is a former England and Great Britain field hockey goalkeeper.She also played for her county, Berksh

Is a former England and Great Britain field hockey goalkeeper.She also played for her county, Berkshire, and was known as one of the most outstanding goalkeepers of her era of field hockey players. She was capped thirty seven times.

Is a British slalom and sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. She finished 21st in the K-1 even

Is a British slalom and sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. She finished 21st in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Four years later in Montreal, Goodwin-Squires was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

A Netherlands cricketer who played in three Women's Cricket World Cup in England (1993), in India (1

A Netherlands cricketer who played in three Women's Cricket World Cup in England (1993), in India (1997) and in New Zealand (2000). She had one season for the Otago Sparks in the State League.

Was an American female tennis player. She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up o

Was an American female tennis player. She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up on three other occasions. Jack Kramer has called her the second best female tennis player he ever saw, just behind Helen Wills Moody.

Is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008. Also

Is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008. Also as of July 21, Parmentier's doubles rank is 181, but her highest ranking was World Number 176 in doubles on 7 July 2008.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Sullivan made her F

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Sullivan made her Football Ferns début in a 0-2 loss to Taiwan on 7 October 1982, and finished her international career with 13 caps to her credit.