Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a road cyclist from Belgium, who won the silver medal in the men's individual road race at the 1

Was a road cyclist from Belgium, who won the silver medal in the men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the same tournament he claimed the title in the men's team road race, alongside André Noyelle and Lucien Victo

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.. In 1936 he finished eleventh

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.. In 1936 he finished eleventh in the 500 metres event as well as eleventh in the 5000 metres competition, and 17th in the 1500 metres event. He also participated in the 10000 metres co

Is a Polish figure skater. He is an eight-time Polish national champion.He started training at the a

Is a Polish figure skater. He is an eight-time Polish national champion.He started training at the age of seven, in Gdansk, at the age of 14 moved to Lódz. He retired from competitive skating following the 2000/2001 season. He has a degree as a sport teacher from the Academy of Warsaw.

Is an Austrian footballer who plays for Genoa at Serie A and its Primavera Team.Gucher started his c

Is an Austrian footballer who plays for Genoa at Serie A and its Primavera Team.Gucher started his career at hometown club Grazer. In July 2008, aged 17, he joined Frosinone of Serie B along with Dieter Elsneg after Grazer was expelled from professional league.

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he fin

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 17th in the two-man event.

Was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S.

Was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France. Born in Wurzach, Germany, Troy was a right-handed pitcher who played in a single major league baseball g

A stout, 6'1", 250 lb lineman, earned third-team All-SEC honors at the University of Kentucky and wa

A stout, 6'1", 250 lb lineman, earned third-team All-SEC honors at the University of Kentucky and was drafted by the Houston Oilers of the American Football League. His professional career began with the AFL's first training camp in 1960, and was capped the day the New York Jets stunned the NFL's Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969.

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley as a defender. Atkinson has come through t

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley as a defender. Atkinson has come through the youth ranks with Barnsley, making his debut on 6 March 2004.

A respected German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist (recognised as an expert in Egy

A respected German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist (recognised as an expert in Egyptian hieroglyphics

Was an American mechanical engineer and the former Dean of Engineering Science at Johns Hopkins Univ

Was an American mechanical engineer and the former Dean of Engineering Science at Johns Hopkins University. He was a defender on the U.S. national lacrosse team that competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where lacrosse was a demonstration spo

Is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s who later became a busin

Is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s who later became a businessman and chairman to two communication companies in Canada. Since 1994, Storey has been the fourth president of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleig

Is a retired hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver

Is a retired hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Eight years earlier, when Mexico City hosted the Games, he also won a silver medal with the Austral

Was a Scottish footballer. Turnbull was originally a soldier, serving in the Royal Corps of Signals,

Was a Scottish footballer. Turnbull was originally a soldier, serving in the Royal Corps of Signals, and joined Arsenal in 1921 as an amateur.

Better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born

Better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba and died in Kansas City, Missouri.From 1969-1974 Brown wrestled for NWA All Star Wrestling in Vancouver and formed tag teams with

Was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.

Was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.

Is a Scottish football defender currently playing for Queen of the South.Harris signed professional

Is a Scottish football defender currently playing for Queen of the South.Harris signed professional terms for Clyde at the start of the 2004/05 season, and made his senior debut on the last day of the campaign, playing the full ninety minutes in a 1-1 draw against Ross County. Harris played more games the following season, including Clyde's 5-2 AET encounter with Rangers, in the Scottish League Cup. Harris won the penalty which gave Clyde the lead.

Was an English cricketer. Mornement was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Mor

Was an English cricketer. Mornement was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Mornement first played county cricket in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship for Norfolk club against Hertfordshire. Mornement played a further Minor Countie

Is a German discus thrower. He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He was less

Is a German discus thrower. He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He was less successful at subsequent championships and finished in eighth in the qualifiers 2002 World Junior Championships. He took the gold medal at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships. He began competing at the senior level soon after and took part in the 2006 European Championships, where he just missed the qualifying mark in the earlier round of the competition. He improved in 2007, throwing a new personal best of 66.93 m and he won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships. He was fourth at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final and then was second at the European Winter Throwing Cup the following year.

Is a West Indian-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. H

Is a West Indian-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He made his debut for Kent at the end of the 2005 season, having been cleared to play for them in April 2004.

Is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily as a relief pitc

Is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily as a relief pitcher from 1978-1987. James was the first round draft pick in 1976 by the Montreal Expos, and joined the major league team in 1978 when he was just twenty years old.[1] On December 7, 1984, James was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law. The following season, he saved 32 games for the White Sox, second in the American League behind only Dan Quisenberry[1]. James pitched two more years for the White Sox before being released.

Is a journeyman heavyweight boxer who fought many contenders and champions in the 1990s and 2000s. O

Is a journeyman heavyweight boxer who fought many contenders and champions in the 1990s and 2000s. On ESPN's Friday Night Fights telecast on Dec 28, 2007 it was revealed that Hawkins began boxing in a Pennsylvania prison while serving six years for aggrav

Was a quarterback in the NFL. For most of his career, he played for the Chicago Bears before finishi

Was a quarterback in the NFL. For most of his career, he played for the Chicago Bears before finishing with the New York Jets.As a rookie with the Bears in 1975, Avellini started four games on a team that finished 4-10. He threw for 942 yards with 6 TD passes along with 11 interceptions

Was a South African cricketer who played in 24 Tests from 1922 to 1931.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 24 Tests from 1922 to 1931.

Is an Irish race walker. Having been seen as one of Ireland's best hopes of an athletics medal at th

Is an Irish race walker. Having been seen as one of Ireland's best hopes of an athletics medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, he came eighth in the 20km Walk.His wife Marian Andrews is also national women's 400 metres champion and was on the Irish women's tea

Was a pioneer Australian rugby league and rugby union player and one of his country's first dual-cod

Was a pioneer Australian rugby league and rugby union player and one of his country's first dual-code internationals. He was a versatile forward for the Australia national team. He played in 6 Tests between 1908 and 1909, as captain on 1 occasion.