Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the gold medal

Is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event (shared with Italy) at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Bredow also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (1973), one silver (1969), and two bronzes (1970, 1971). He also won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (1970, 1972).

A professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elite Lea

A professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elite League. Divis was the first Austrian ice hockey player to play in the National Hockey League, representing the St. Louis Blues in 28 games.His career began at VEU Feldkirch where he won the Austrian league five times in a row (1994–1998). In 1998 they also won in the finals of the European Hockey League. After VEU Feldkirch got into financial difficulties, Divis left the club and played in Leksands IF (Sweden) for two seasons.

A German retired competitive figure skater who competed for West Germany as a single skater and pair

A German retired competitive figure skater who competed for West Germany as a single skater and pair skater. As a single skater, he is the 1969 German national champion

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Muni

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he won a gold medal in the C-1 event.

Is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won the m

Is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won the medals at the international rowing competitions. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Was a German footballer who now works as a football (soccer) coach.Häfner played children's and you

Was a German footballer who now works as a football (soccer) coach.Häfner played children's and youth football for his hometown club BSG Motor Sonneberg. As a junior player he was assigned to FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt before joining Dynamo Dresden in 1971. He s

Was a German ski jumping coach. He was the national team's coach from 1993 until 2003,[1] helping th

Was a German ski jumping coach. He was the national team's coach from 1993 until 2003,[1] helping the sport in becoming popular in Germany.[2] The jumpers he trained included Martin Schmitt, who won the world cup two times and Sven Hannawald, who won the Four Hills Tournament in 2002. With 21 medals won in world championships and Olympic Games combined, Heß was Germany's most successful ski jumping coach.[3] He died of pancreatic cancer in Bad Berka.[3][4]

Is a professional bodybuilder. He was born in Graubunden, St. Moritz, Switzerland. To date, he has w

Is a professional bodybuilder. He was born in Graubunden, St. Moritz, Switzerland. To date, he has won two bodybuilding championships: the IFBB European Championships in 2000 and the NABBA-WABBA Worldchampionships in 2001.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Ol

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he won a silver medal in the C-1 event.

Is a retired Austrian football player who played 14 seasons for Rapid Wien and 13 times for the Aust

Is a retired Austrian football player who played 14 seasons for Rapid Wien and 13 times for the Austria national football team.Kienast earned 13 caps for the Nationalmannschaft between 1983 and 1987, scoring 3 goals. In 1986 he scored two of those in a sensational 4-1 defeat of West Germany.

Is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who was a member of the West German team that won

Is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who was a member of the West German team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Was a German football player.On the national level he played for East Germany national team (33 mat

Was a German football player.On the national level he played for East Germany national team (33 matches/three goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who represented West Germany (FRG) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in M

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who represented West Germany (FRG) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is a German ex-footballer who played as a center-back. Now he is working as a youth coach at the Eur

Is a German ex-footballer who played as a center-back. Now he is working as a youth coach at the European Soccer School in Vancouver (under 7s - under 19s, boys & girls).

Is a retired East German hammer thrower. He competed for the sports club TSC Berlin during his activ

Is a retired East German hammer thrower. He competed for the sports club TSC Berlin during his active career.

Is a South African-born Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowl

Is a South African-born Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his ODI debut for Ireland during their tour of Bangladesh in March 2008.

Is a German former alpine ski racer. She is the only alpine skier to win 19 Paralympic medals. She h

Is a German former alpine ski racer. She is the only alpine skier to win 19 Paralympic medals. She has also won 4 Paralympic medals in athletics.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from the University of Kansas, L

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from the University of Kansas, Lochmann played three seasons (1967-1970) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas Chaparrals. He averaged 4.3 points per game in his career.[1]

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two silver medals in the four-man event

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two silver medals in the four-man event at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.

Is a German former professional footballer and formerly manager of the Cuba national football team.

Is a German former professional footballer and formerly manager of the Cuba national football team. Fanz began his playing career at Amicitia Viernheim, before moving onto SV Sandhausen, playing in the third tier. In 1974, he joined VfR Heilbronn in the n

Is a former Austrian footballer.He earned 15 caps for the Austria national football team between 197

Is a former Austrian footballer.He earned 15 caps for the Austria national football team between 1978 and 1982 and played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in the second round match against Northern Ireland.

A former German race car driver and current team owner. During the last 20 years, Joest Racing has w

A former German race car driver and current team owner. During the last 20 years, Joest Racing has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times

Is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Bayern Munich for seven years,

Is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Bayern Munich for seven years, winning four German titles and three cups. He retired due to an injury in 1993.

Was a German chess master and editor.At the beginning of his chess career, he played in Leipzig wher

Was a German chess master and editor.At the beginning of his chess career, he played in Leipzig where tied for 4-6th in 1909, took 8th in 1910, took 3rd in 1911, shared 1st in 1912, and took 5th in 1913.