Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She rides for Cervélo TestTeam.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She rides for Cervélo TestTeam.

A popular female boxer from Germany. Halmich, alongside Deirdre Gogarty of Ireland and Michelle Sutc

A popular female boxer from Germany. Halmich, alongside Deirdre Gogarty of Ireland and Michelle Sutcliffe of England among others, has helped popularize female boxing in Europe. She has also become a sex symbol and television personality in her native country.

Is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. She compe

Is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. She competed in 80 metres hurdles at the 1966 European Championships without reaching the final. In 1968 she joined the sports club SC DHfK Leipzig, and trained under coach Karl-Heinz Balzer and with fellow athletes like Karin Balzer and Christina Heinich.

Is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 65th, which she reached

Is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 65th, which she reached on May 3, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 417th, which she reached on September 28, 2009. Her best result on the WTA tour so far is the quarterfinal ap

Is a female skier from Austria. She represented Austria in the woman's downhill event in the 2010 Wi

Is a female skier from Austria. She represented Austria in the woman's downhill event in the 2010 Winter Olympics, in which she came 14th.

Is a successful former Czechoslovakian tennis player, winning 5 singles titles and 12 doubles titles

Is a successful former Czechoslovakian tennis player, winning 5 singles titles and 12 doubles titles. Her single titles were at Rome, Toronto and Christchurch in 1978, Phoenix in 1980 and Berlin in 1981. In Grand Slam competition she never went further th

Is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summe

Is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There she was defeated in the first round. She married top player Petr Korda, and the two of them have two daughters and a son: Jessica Regina, born on February 27, 1993, Sebastian, and Nellie.

Is a German professional cyclist.Whilst young, Regina's family moved to Marktheidenfeld where she at

Is a German professional cyclist.Whilst young, Regina's family moved to Marktheidenfeld where she attended school. Her father, Hans Schleicher (born 1949) is a cycle racing coach and led her cycling career which began when she competed in the RV Concordia

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Ang

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she finished fifth in the K-4 500 m event.

Was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who competed in his native Canada before working for many ye

Was a Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who competed in his native Canada before working for many years in the United States. After twenty-two years operating a public stable, in 1971 Reggie Cornell was hired by Lucille Markey to take over as head trainer

Is a Papua New Guinea footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Australian football club Bris

Is a Papua New Guinea footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Australian football club Brisbane Olympic. Davani was a product of then Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Soccer Club) youth team, before graduating to the senior side. In 1999, he

Was an English breaststroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics and i

Was an English breaststroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty. He was known in the tenni

Was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty. He was known in the tennis world as "R.F." rather than "Reggie". Men's Tennis Gold 1900 Paris Doubles Gold 1900 Paris Mixed doubles Gold 1908 London Doubles Bronze 1900 Paris Singl

Was an Australian politician who served as leader of the Australian Liberal Party in Tasmania from 1

Was an Australian politician who served as leader of the Australian Liberal Party in Tasmania from 1950 to 1956. He also played first-class cricket for the Tasmanian cricket team in his younger years. As Tasmania didn't compete in the Sheffield Shield at the time of his cricketing career, Townley's appearances for his state were limited to matches against touring sides such as the Marylebone Cricket Club and South Africa as well as out of season first-class fixtures against other Australian states.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1923 to 1939 and captained the side

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1923 to 1939 and captained the side from 1932 to 1937. Ingle also played cricket for Cambridge University, but failed to win a blue. From 1927, Ingle played regularly for Somerset for 11 sea

Sinfield played one Test in the twilight of his career in 1938, where he is best remember for having

Sinfield played one Test in the twilight of his career in 1938, where he is best remember for having Don Bradman as his first Test victim. However, he had a long career with Gloucestershire prior to achieving higher representative honours, during which his steadiness provided a contrast with the attacking style of cricket provided by batsmen like Hammond and Barnett or bowlers like Goddard.

Was an English cricketer. Brooks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. Brooks made

Was an English cricketer. Brooks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. Brooks made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy against Cambridge University in 1919. The same season Brooks made his debut for Hampshire against Surrey in the County Championship. Brooks represented Hampshire in nine first-class matches between 1919 and 1921, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Middlesex. In all Brooks represented the Royal Navy in sixteen first-class matches, with his final appearance for them coming against the Royal Air Force in 1929.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 22 Tests between 1902 and 1905.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 22 Tests between 1902 and 1905.

An American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He has played running b

An American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He has played running back/tailback, wide receiver and punt returner. Bush played college football at the University of Southern California from 2003-2005, including two National Championship seasons. He won numerous awards including the 2005 Heisman Trophy.Bush grew up in the urban Skyline neighborhood of Southeast San Diego, which is currently one of the most notorious areas for gang activity, [1] and Spring Valley, California, an unincorporated community in San Diego he often memorialized with "619

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. All his First clas

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. All his First class games were for Yorkshire. he also played 43 Minor Counties Championship for Yorkshire Second XI. A huge man with hands to match, he vwas a very capable wicketkeeper and hard -hitting batsman who was reserve to Dolphin and was considered the favourite to take over from the player in 1928.

Was an English professional golfer.Whitcombe began his career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset and s

Was an English professional golfer.Whitcombe began his career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset and served in the British armed forces during World War I. He was the professional at Parkstone Golf Club from 1 January 1928 until his death in 1957.

Was a goalkeeper with Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.Reg made h

Was a goalkeeper with Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.Reg made his QPR debut against Newport County in December 1938 and was known as one of the best goalkeepers of his era. Reg went on to play 183 league games for QPR, his career impacted by the war years where he was a POW in North Africa.

Was a former professional football striker, who played for Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and

Was a former professional football striker, who played for Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Darlington.

Was an English cricketer and footballer. Dare was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm or

Was an English cricketer and footballer. Dare was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Dare made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Oxford University in 1949. Dare represented Hampshire in 109 first-class matches from 1949 to