Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Moroccan long distance runner.He competed for Morocco in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome

Was a Moroccan long distance runner.He competed for Morocco in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the Marathon where he won the silver medal behind Abebe Bikila.

Was an amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. Fairbairn, who was on the tennis

Was an amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. Fairbairn, who was on the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the singles final at 1915 Ohio state tournament, falling to Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Lois Moyes (l

Is an Australian cricket player, who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers. He plays club cricket for, and

Is an Australian cricket player, who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers. He plays club cricket for, and captains Tasmania University Cricket Club. Rhett is a right-handed middle order batsman who has recently been performing consistently for club side University. He has had limited opportunities to establish himself in the Tiger's line-up. On 18-20 November 2007, he assisted the Australian national side as a 12th man during the Hobart Test against Sri Lanka. In the first innings, he was involved in the run out of Farveez Maharoof and caught Michael Vandort off the bowling of Mitchell Johnson. In the second innings he was involved in the run out of Dilhara Fernando.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Austral

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League. She has represented Australia at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2004 Olympics and the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Is Canadian footballer who plays as a midfielder but is currently without a club. He also holds Brit

Is Canadian footballer who plays as a midfielder but is currently without a club. He also holds British citizenship, but represented Canada internationally on the Under-20 level. Dodds grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He attended Robert Morris University, playing for the Colonials before joining Kilmarnock.

Is a British-Canadian female soccer player, who currently plays for Team Strømmen.She won the W-Lea

Is a British-Canadian female soccer player, who currently plays for Team Strømmen.She won the W-League 2005 Scoring Championship and tied for the Assist Leader with 38 points on 13 goals and 12 assists.

Is a former American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Is a former American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Oly

Is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). Simpson became topscorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba (Japan), Tomomi Komori

A Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Champions

A Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.For a long time best known i

Was a Canadian professional wrestler. After training with Mildred Burke, she wrestled in Japan under

Was a Canadian professional wrestler. After training with Mildred Burke, she wrestled in Japan under the name Monster Ripper. In 1987, she returned to Canada and began working with Stampede Wrestling, where she was their first Stampede Women's Champion. I

Is an American NCAA water polo player. Marable started swimming with a club team, at the age of fou

Is an American NCAA water polo player. Marable started swimming with a club team, at the age of fourteen, and discovered water polo at the age of fifteen. She swam for and played water polo for three years in high school El Camino High School, making Var

Was an American boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olym

Was an American boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Austin, Texas. Nicknamed "The Great One", Wells began his professional career in 1997, and got off to a 17-0-2 start in the Light Midd

Is an English born footballer who represents the Wales national football team. Williams qualifies to

Is an English born footballer who represents the Wales national football team. Williams qualifies to play for Wales as his grandfather was born in Wales and made his international debut in a friendly against Luxembourg on March 26, 2008.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for A-League club Sydney FC as well as

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for A-League club Sydney FC as well as Australia's U-20 team the 'young Socceroos'. On December 21, 2008, Rhyan Grant made his senior debut for Sydney FC against Perth Glory at the Sydney Footb

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who play

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who plays for Griqualand West. He was born in Kimberley. Van Rensburg made his cricketing debut for Griqualand West Under-19s during the CSA Under-19 competition d

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Wheeler began his career at Bristol Rovers, signing as an

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Wheeler began his career at Bristol Rovers, signing as an apprentice after being spotted by one of the clubs scouts Stan Montgomery who scouting the South Wales area. He was released after two years, having never made a league appearance for the club, and returned to Wales where he worked as a caretaker at Cyncoed College while playing Welsh league football with Taffs Well and Abraman.

Is a Welsh professional golfer.Davies was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He played collegiate golf in

Is a Welsh professional golfer.Davies was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He played collegiate golf in the United States at East Tennessee State University where he won ten times. He played on two Walker Cup teams (2005 and 2007) before turning pro in 2007.

Is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nationwide Conference side Aldershot Town. Day is a tall and str

Is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nationwide Conference side Aldershot Town. Day is a tall and strong central defender, who was once regarded as one of the most talented defenders in the lower leagues of English football. He has been capped several times at Under-21 level by Wales.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m event.

Is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. He is a goalkeeper. Born in Swindon, Wiltshire

Is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. He is a goalkeeper. Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, he began his career with Chelsea, where he stayed five years without playing a game, but had loan spells at three other clubs.

Is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Barnsley.Meynell joined Scottish

Is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Barnsley.Meynell joined Scottish Premier League side Gretna on loan for the second half of the 2007-08 season on 31 January 2008.

Is a lacrosse player for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. During high school,

Is a lacrosse player for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. During high school, he played for three years at Baggataway Club in Victoria, B.C. He was a two-time Provincial and overall MVP selection, and an eight-time Provincial All-St

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Williams was playing Welsh league football for Milford Uni

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Williams was playing Welsh league football for Milford United when he was spotted by Cardiff City manager Cyril Spiers. A number of clubs were interested at the time, including his home town club Swansea Town, but he signed a contract with Cardiff in February 1949. Despite suffering numerous small injuries during his seven years at the club, he quickly became a regular in the side providing numerous chances for the club's prolific striker Wilf Grant to score 26 goals during the 1951-52 season.

Is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Brentford on loan from Bristol City. Wilson

Is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Brentford on loan from Bristol City. Wilson is a central defender who can also play at right-back if required. He is a current Wales under-21 international, and captained Wales at under-19 level.