Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a lawyer and Austrian chess master.Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in Vie

Was a lawyer and Austrian chess master.Meitner played in two strong international tournaments in Vienna in 1873 and 1882. He tied for 7-8th in the first tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won),[4] and took 14th in the second one (Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won),[5] He also tied for 8-9th at Vienna 1882 (Vincenz Hruby won), took 8th at Vienna 1895 (Georg Marco won), took 4th at Vienna 1908 (Richard Réti won), and tied for 6-7th at Vienna 1909/10 (Trebitsch Memorial, Réti won).

Is a footballer from Switzerland who plays midfielder role for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.He

Is a footballer from Switzerland who plays midfielder role for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.He was loaned to FC Wohlen on 19 October 2007, and at the end of the season his loan was extended for another year.

Is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On December 7, 2009, he reached his

Is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On December 7, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 206, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 81 was reached on July 5, 2010.

Is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of sp

Is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court. He is sponsored by Wilson for his racquets and Adidas for his attire and shoes. His career high rank was #19 for doubles which he ach

Is a German football midfielder who plays for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Röppnack began his career with FC

Is a German football midfielder who plays for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Röppnack began his career with FC Carl Zeiss Jena played in his first season in 2007/2008 played twenty five games, who scores two goals in the A-Jugend Bundesliga Nord/Nordost[1] on youth

Is a Swiss snowboarder. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he faced his brother Simon Schoch in the Parall

Is a Swiss snowboarder. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he faced his brother Simon Schoch in the Parallel Giant Slalom Final. Philipp raced away to an unassailable 0.88 second lead in the first leg of the final, retaining his Olympic crown. He is the first s

Is a German basketball player from Engelskirchen, Germany. Schwethelm is currently a member of Baske

Is a German basketball player from Engelskirchen, Germany. Schwethelm is currently a member of Basketball Bundesliga team Eisbären Bremerhaven and competed with the German national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Schwethelm was one of

Was a chess master and a pioneer of modern chess. Stamma was a regular at Slaughter's Coffee House i

Was a chess master and a pioneer of modern chess. Stamma was a regular at Slaughter's Coffee House in St. Martin's Lane (London), a center of 18th century English chess, and was considered one of England's strongest players.

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2007 German national silver medalist. Tischendorf is coached by

Is a German figure skater. He is the 2007 German national silver medalist. Tischendorf is coached by Olympic silver medalist Romy Österreich.

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1860 Munich.

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1860 Munich.

Is a field hockey player from Germany and the older brother of Christopher Zeller. He was a member o

Is a field hockey player from Germany and the older brother of Christopher Zeller. He was a member of the Men's National Teams that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2006 World Cup. As of 2008, his current club is Rot-Weiss Köln.

Is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics placin

Is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics placing 6th in her heat of the 100 m backstroke.

Is a former Belgian football goalkeeper. His former clubs include FC Bruges, K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren,

Is a former Belgian football goalkeeper. His former clubs include FC Bruges, K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren, K.S.K. Lierse and Eendracht Aalst. Vande Walle was part of the Belgium national team for the 1998 World Cup.

Prior to his career in Formula One he competed during 1976 and 1977 in Formule Renault, and won the

Prior to his career in Formula One he competed during 1976 and 1977 in Formule Renault, and won the championship in 1978, in the BP Racing team. With said team he also won the French Formula Renault championship and went on to French Formula 3. He finished third in his first race and moved to the European Formula 3 Championship in 1980. By 1983 he moved to Formula 2 but hit the headlines that year when he finished third in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Michael and Mario Andretti in a Kremer Porsche.

Is a French former football striker, who had stints as coach.

Is a French former football striker, who had stints as coach.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Sum

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Is a French volleyball player. He is 194 cm. He plays for Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team since 2

Is a French volleyball player. He is 194 cm. He plays for Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team since 2009 season start and wear 14 number. He played 103 times for national team.

Is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a flanker. He had 59 cap

Is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a flanker. He had 59 caps for France, scoring 7 tries, 34 points in aggregate, from 1989 to 1999. He played three times at the Five Nations, in 1993, 1997 and 1998, winning it the last two times, with a Grand Slam. He also played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals, in a total of three games, but got injured in the win over Scotland, and missed the rest of the competition.

Is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned a total number of three international caps f

Is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned a total number of three international caps for the French national team during the late 1970s, early 1980s

Is a French Rugby Union player, usually deployed as wing.Bernat-Salles played for the first time for

Is a French Rugby Union player, usually deployed as wing.Bernat-Salles played for the first time for the French national team on November 14, 1992, against Argentina. In 1998 he won the Five Nations. For France, he totalled 41 caps with 130 points.

Is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the parallel giant slalom event.Berubé's best World Cup

Is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the parallel giant slalom event.Berubé's best World Cup season came in 2005, when he placed 45th overall in the parallel snowboarding standings. He has competed at four FIS Snowboarding World Championships, with

Is a French football player, currently with Stade Brestois.

Is a French football player, currently with Stade Brestois.

Is a retired volleyball player from France. Blain earned a total of 340 caps for the Men's National

Is a retired volleyball player from France. Blain earned a total of 340 caps for the Men's National Team between 1980 and 1991. Later on, he became a coach, guiding the national squad.

Is a French-born American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. He appe

Is a French-born American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. He appeared in six Olympics for France (1980 to 1992) and the United States (1996, 2000). He won a bronze medal for France in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Olympics with teammates François Barouh, Pascal Boucherit, and Didier Vavasseur.