Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

An Irish curler.In 1981, Wilson skipped his native Scotland to a gold medal at the World Junior Curl

An Irish curler.In 1981, Wilson skipped his native Scotland to a gold medal at the World Junior Curling Championships over Denis Marchand of Canada. Three years later he skipped Scotland to a silver medal at the European Curling Championships, losing to P

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Scunthorpe United.Winn made his first

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Scunthorpe United.Winn made his first team debut in Scunthorpe's Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory over Bradford City on 17 October 2006 as a second year scholar. He also made an appearance as a second half substitute in the same competition in the next round against Port Vale, Scunthorpe lost the tie 3-5 on penalties, drawing 0-0 after extra time.

Is a former Austrian alpine skier.

Is a former Austrian alpine skier.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. Wisgerhof is a defender who was born in Wag

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. Wisgerhof is a defender who was born in Wageningen and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 1999-2000 season.During the transfer period at the beginning of the 2008-2009 season, Dutch football club FC Twente tried to assign Wisgerhof only if the deal of full-back Wielaert to Ajax continued.

Is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990. He has also w

Is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990. He has also worked as a manager, predominantly in south-east Asia.The highlights of his career came at Aston Villa, where he was a key player in the Football League title triumph of 1980–81 and scored his side's only goal in their 1982 European Cup Final victory.

Was an English footballer.

Was an English footballer.

Is an Austrian (Carinthian Slovene) professional road bicycle racer.He rides for Team Milram and is

Is an Austrian (Carinthian Slovene) professional road bicycle racer.He rides for Team Milram and is known as a sprinter. He was in the top 10 of the last stage of the 2006 Tour de France, with a total of 65 points.

Is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Wyl

Is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Wylde won the gold medal as part of the United States team in Team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Beezie Madden and Chris Kappler.

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing the youth team of Borussia

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing the youth team of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 2 seasons in the Bundesliga with SpVgg Unterhaching.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 2 seasons in the Bundesliga with SpVgg Unterhaching.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football Leag

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for four clubs during the 1980s.Zelem began with Blackpool on schoolboy forms but was released and joined Chester as an apprentice [1]. He made his debut in a 1–0 win over Carlisle United in August 1980, one of six first-team appearances he made during the 1980–81 season. His first goal arrived on the opening day of the following season against Bristol Rovers and he became a regular over the next few years.

Was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League bet

Was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1999. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Zezel was a top soccer player in his youth, and played for Canada's U-21 team as a teenager. During off seasons early in his career he continued to play competitively. Zezel was drafted by the Toronto Blizzard of the North American Soccer League, and may have appeared in 3 games for them in 1982.

Was a West German cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1984. His best finish at the Winter

Was a West German cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1984. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Lake Placid, New York in 1980.

Is an Australian footballer, who currently plays for South Melbourne FC in the Victorian Premier Lea

Is an Australian footballer, who currently plays for South Melbourne FC in the Victorian Premier League. Zois has taken on the role of Goalkeeping coach for the Melbourne Heart team in its first season.

Is a German rower and is one of the greatest single scullers ever. And, with the possible exception

Is a German rower and is one of the greatest single scullers ever. And, with the possible exception of Australia's Stuart Mackenzie, the greatest to have never won an Olympic Gold Medal. He won a record 11 Olympic and World Championship medals in the single scull, including a record 5 Gold Medals in the single scull event at the World Championships. Kolbe's rivalry with Finland's single sculler Pertti Karppinen, which stretched over 14 years, is legendary.

Was a Latvian football defender, one of the most capped footballers for Latvia national football tea

Was a Latvian football defender, one of the most capped footballers for Latvia national football team before World War II.Lauks played in the last international match for Latvia before its loss of independence on July 18, 1940, he was aged 38 at the time. In total between 1926 and 1940 he had played in 38 matches for Latvia - only Eriks Petersons, Janis Lidmanis, Alberts Šeibelis, Vladimirs Berzinš and Arnolds Taurinš had more caps for Latvia.

Is a Cook Islands swimmer. He grew up in Papua New Guinea where he began swimming at the age of 5, t

Is a Cook Islands swimmer. He grew up in Papua New Guinea where he began swimming at the age of 5, then stopped upon returning to the Cook Islands at the age of 11, due to the absence of a pool. He then resumed swimming in 2006, while studying for an hono

Commonly known by just his surname of Peçanha is a Brazilan footballer who currently plays as a goa

Commonly known by just his surname of Peçanha is a Brazilan footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Portguese Liga Sagres club Marítimo.

Is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Washington Nationals.Orr attended Galveston Community C

Is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Washington Nationals.Orr attended Galveston Community College in Galveston, Texas.[1] He was a 39th round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in 1998 (1187th overall), spending one year there before signing with the Atlanta Braves on July 3, 1999.[2] He was part of Team Canada who finished in fourth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] Orr won the 2004 Bill Lucas Award (Atlanta Braves Minor Leaguer Best Exemplifying Sportsmanship and Character) and make him a valuable utility player for the Braves.

Was a member of the Olympic Team at flyweight in boxing for the United States during the 1924 Summer

Was a member of the Olympic Team at flyweight in boxing for the United States during the 1924 Summer Olympics. In addition to competing at the Olympics, Sarron fought future World Flyweight Champion Fidel LaBarba in the May 1924 National AAU Flyweight Sem

Is an American boxer from Brooklyn New York. Petey Scalzo fought Frankie Covelli for the National Bo

Is an American boxer from Brooklyn New York. Petey Scalzo fought Frankie Covelli for the National Boxing Association World featherweight title at Griffith Stadium Petey beat Covelli by TKO. Petey defended the National Boxing Association World featherweigh

Is a Gabonese bantamweight boxer. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He lost

Is a Gabonese bantamweight boxer. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He lost in the round of 32 to Nigerian Nestor Bolum.

Is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Sum

Is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is an Bulgarian football player. He currently plays for Botev Plovdiv as a forward.

Is an Bulgarian football player. He currently plays for Botev Plovdiv as a forward.

A professional Ukrainian Welterweight thaiboxer and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland Champion.[1]

A professional Ukrainian Welterweight thaiboxer and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland Champion.[1]