Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is popular for his energetic style of play

Is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is popular for his energetic style of play, for his sportsmanship and also for being a great entertainer and showman.

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was part of the

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was part of the Italian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played one match as goalkeeper.

Is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 198

Is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Standing at 2,03 m (6'8"), he played as a power forward.

Is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal

Is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Also known as R. William, or simply William Jones, was a popularizer of basketball in Europe and in

Also known as R. William, or simply William Jones, was a popularizer of basketball in Europe and in Asia. He holds an honorary doctorate from Springfield College[

Was a former Italian footballer, who played in the midfield role.During his career (1966-1987) he pl

Was a former Italian footballer, who played in the midfield role.During his career (1966-1987) he played for Catania, Novara, Hellas Verona F.C., and Torino, which won the Serie A title in 1976. For the Italian national football team he was in the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal, and also played in Euro 1980.

Is a Tanzanian footballer who plays club football for FC Bavois. He holds 3 international caps for t

Is a Tanzanian footballer who plays club football for FC Bavois. He holds 3 international caps for the Tanzania national football team.

Is a French footballer currently playing for RC Strasbourg.

Is a French footballer currently playing for RC Strasbourg.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2.

Is a French professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He made his professio

Is a French professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He made his professional debut in 2005 with R.A.G.T. Semences.

Is an English super bantamweight boxer. He currently resides in Leicester and is the current holder

Is an English super bantamweight boxer. He currently resides in Leicester and is the current holder of the EBU super bantamweight title as well as being the current Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title holder. His dayjob as a binman is well publicised as

Better known as El Intocable, is a Mexican professional wrestler, actor, and model who is best known

Better known as El Intocable, is a Mexican professional wrestler, actor, and model who is best known for his work in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 1997 until his departure in 2008. He also played the role of Gaspar on the Mexican novella Duelo

Is a professional boxer. Known as "Lone Star" or "The Manimal", and "Texican" he was a contestant on

Is a professional boxer. Known as "Lone Star" or "The Manimal", and "Texican" he was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and was eliminated from the show after being decisioned by Jimmy Mince.Armijo now owns his own gym "Fighter Ph

Was a Mexican professional boxer. He competed in the welterweight division. Arredondo is the younger

Was a Mexican professional boxer. He competed in the welterweight division. Arredondo is the younger brother of former World Champion Ricardo Arredondo, and Roberto Arredondo who fought under the name of "Chiba Arredondo" in Japan.

Was a boxer from East Germany who won a Light Flyweight gold medal at the 1985 European Amateur Cham

Was a boxer from East Germany who won a Light Flyweight gold medal at the 1985 European Amateur Championships. In 1986, he won the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.

Is a former Estonian tennis player. He achieved his career high ATP ranking in 1995 on No.793. He is

Is a former Estonian tennis player. He achieved his career high ATP ranking in 1995 on No.793. He is the all-time singles wins leader for Estonia Davis Cup team. He currently runs his own private tennis school in Tallinn.

Was a judoka from the United States who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Oly

Was a judoka from the United States who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Capo immigrated to the United States from Cuba as a young boy. Though he won several judo championships in high school, Capo took a four year break

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a silver in 1992 and a bronze in 1994.

Is a retired Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is

Is a retired Filipino Professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is former starting forward for the Alaska Aces and he also played for Tivoli, Sta. Lucia, Tanduay and Coca-Cola.

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Morecambe on loan from Peterborough United. He w

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Morecambe on loan from Peterborough United. He was educated in Bedford at Mark Rutherford Upper School.Howe was signed by Kettering Town in 2006 from his home town club, Bedford Town. He was signed by Peterborough United on 2 May 2007.

A professional boxer.acquot turned professional in 1983 and captured the WBC Light Middleweight Titl

A professional boxer.acquot turned professional in 1983 and captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title in 1989 with an upset win over Donald Curry.

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of goalkeeper. He was called up for Estonia national football team, but so far he didn't play any game there.

An Australian cricketer. A fast-medium pace bowler, she is a current member of the Australia nationa

An Australian cricketer. A fast-medium pace bowler, she is a current member of the Australia national women's cricket team.Farrell was first called into the Australian squad during the 2007 Rose Bowl series, as cover for the injured pair of Lisa Sthalekar and Clea Smith.[1] Making her debut in the fourth match of the series, Farrell took three middle-order wickets in a two-run victory.[2] She was a regular during Australia's fourth-place finish at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking seven wickets at an average of 19.42.[3]

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a Thoroughbred racing family, after att

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a Thoroughbred racing family, after attending jockey school Douglas rode in his native Panama for a year and a half before moving to the United States in 1983. His first major win came in 1989 i

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in the four

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in the four-man event at Whistler and Lake Placid in November-December 2010.