Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches as forward.

Was a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-2 1

Was a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event with his younger brother Cees at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.The Wijdekop brothers were born in Amsterdam, where they were members of the canoe club De Plassers. In their honor, an international marathon canoe race up and down between Amsterdam and Purmerend, organized yearly until 2008, was named the Gebroeders Wijdekop Race.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Te

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Also he

Was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Also he was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament.

Is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander repre

Is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Wayne Ferreira. The pair won the silver medal, after losing the final to Boris Becker and Michael Stich from Germany: 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, and 3–6. Norval reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 19 June 1989, when he became the number 125 of the world.

Is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olymp

Is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5kg) division by Terence Milligan of Ireland. He's

Was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler and wicke

Was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler and wicket-keeper. Burger participated in the Namibian Under-19 cricket team at two consecutive Under-19 World Cups in 1998 and 2000. Having started his career as

Is a former cricketer. He played two Test matches and ten One Day Internationals for South Africa in

Is a former cricketer. He played two Test matches and ten One Day Internationals for South Africa in 2000 until he was caught up in the Hansie Cronje betting scandal but he was acquitted of those charges.

Is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for Brisbane Roar.Collen started his professional ca

Is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for Brisbane Roar.Collen started his professional career in his hometown with AA Ghent. He defended the white and blue colours for 2 seasons before moving to the Netherlands. He ended up with Vitesse but never broke through and he left for rivals NEC the same year. In Nijmegen he forced himself into the starting eleven but made a huge impression and impact in his second season with NEC.

Is a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.

Is a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.

Is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.Born in Maastricht, Limburg, the son of Cees

Is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.Born in Maastricht, Limburg, the son of Cees-Rein van den Hoogenband and Astrid Verver, a former Dutch 800 m freestyle silver medalist at the European Championships, he grew up in Geldrop, where he swam for PSV Eindhoven.

He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. In 2006-07, he played first-class and Lis

He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. In 2006-07, he played first-class and List A cricket for Boland.

Was a Dutch cyclist, who won the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint 5 times in the

Was a Dutch cyclist, who won the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint 5 times in the 1920s.In 1921 he won his first UCI World Title, beating the reigning world champion from Australia, Bob Spears. He retained the world title again for the

Is a retired South African-born French rugby union footballer who represented France at internationa

Is a retired South African-born French rugby union footballer who represented France at international level and played in two Rugby World Cups, and ended his club career with Stade Français in the Top 14 competition in France. A prop, he was renowned for his scrummaging ability.

Is a Zimbabwean rugby union footballer, who plays hooker for Bath. He was educated at Maritzburg Col

Is a Zimbabwean rugby union footballer, who plays hooker for Bath. He was educated at Maritzburg College, and was captain of the South African Schools' rugby team in 1996. He is the nephew of Vincent van der Bijl, who represented South Africa at cricket in the 1980s.After previously playing provincial and Super 12 rugby in South Africa, Dixon signed for Bath for the 2005-06 season. He made an immediate impact when scoring a try in a Powergen Cup game against Bristol.[1] Dixon is said to be a mobile hooker with good set-piece skills.[1] His scrummaging is renowned and his lineout work garnered him praise whilst in South Africa and now in the Guinness Premiership. Dixon signed a two year extension to his contract during January 2008, taking him through to end of the 2009/10 season. Bath Rugby announced in December 2009 that Pieter had signed a further two year extension to his contract, along with extensions for Matt Banahan and David Barnes[2], taking him to the end of the 2011/12 season.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1938 to 1939. His son, Vintcent, had a succ

Was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1938 to 1939. His son, Vintcent, had a successful first-class career.

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Topsport Vlaander

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Topsport Vlaanderen.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. During February 2006 he played five games in

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. During February 2006 he played five games in the Under-19 World Cup. Generally speaking, Grove is a high middle-order batsman, batting at third throughout the entire World Cup. Attended Bishop Stracha

Is a Paralympian athlete from Netherlands competing mainly in category P56 pentathlon events.

Is a Paralympian athlete from Netherlands competing mainly in category P56 pentathlon events.

A former Dutch footballer.Between 1990 and 1994 he played for Scottish Premier Division club Rangers

A former Dutch footballer.Between 1990 and 1994 he played for Scottish Premier Division club Rangers, becoming the first of a number of Dutch players to play for the club, where he won five League medals, two League Cup medals and a Scottish Cup medal. He left Rangers to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League.

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto. He turned professional i

Is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto. He turned professional in 2007 with Unibet.com.

Is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1991

Is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1991. Later he started a career in cross-country mountain biking. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he

Is a Dutch sailor.The first seventeen years of his life Postma spends in Terkaple, a tiny village in

Is a Dutch sailor.The first seventeen years of his life Postma spends in Terkaple, a tiny village in Friesland. He has a four year older sister and a two year younger sister.[1] He was an outdoor interested kid and spent a lot of time playing football, tennis, speed skating and sailing.[1]

Played 2 matches of first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2003 against Durham and

Played 2 matches of first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2003 against Durham and India A and has appeared in 2 Twenty20 matches and 3 National League matches for Yorkshire in 2003 after impressing for the Yorkshire Cricket Board in 4 C

Is a sprint canoer from Antigua and Barbuda who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympi

Is a sprint canoer from Antigua and Barbuda who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he advanced to the semfinals of the C-2 1000 m event, but did not compete.