Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss

Was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.

Is a Swiss footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent, who currently plays as defender for FC Basel in t

Is a Swiss footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent, who currently plays as defender for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.Beg Ferati signed his first professional contract at FC Concordia Basel where he played for their youth squad and reserves from 2001 to 2005 when he signed for their neighbours, FC Basel. During the 2006/07 season he was loaned back out to Concordia, playing in their first team that season.

Is a Dutch professional golfer.Muntz began his career on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1994, fin

Is a Dutch professional golfer.Muntz began his career on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1994, finishing 13th on the end of season rankings, and picking up his first title. At the end of that year, he qualified for the elite European Tour for 1995 at fi

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of Wo

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 37 in 1981. Gehring participated in 6 Davis Cup ties for Germany from 1979 to 1982, posting a 4–7 record in singles and a 1–2 record in doubles.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. He rep

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. He represented Germany in 8 friendlies.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s.Gerber also finished fourth in the four-man eve

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s.Gerber also finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993.At

Is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993.At the same Olympic tournament, Gölz also claimed the bronze medal in the 4,000 m team pursuit. Other victories included the 1988 editions of Paris-Brussels a

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Rolf Graf was protected by Swiss cyclist Ferdi Kübler.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Rolf Graf was protected by Swiss cyclist Ferdi Kübler. In 1963, Graf had car crash in Italy, from which he never really recovered, and in 1964 he had to stop his cycling career.

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first

Was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Georges Boireau.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

A former swedish soccer player. He has played 12 games in Allsvenskan in the 1959 season and scored

A former swedish soccer player. He has played 12 games in Allsvenskan in the 1959 season and scored three goals. Holmström is most known as scorer of nine goals in a league derby in Division 2 (the series below the top flight in 1957. His team Skellefteå AIK won the game with a 12-1 cushion. He was a robust and tough center with a great shooting ability, but injuries cut the career short. He was also a good Bandyplayer, featuring in the Northern Swedish team.

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the seco

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Samuel Lagonia.

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1999.Acc

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1999.According to a cyclingnews.com report, in his book, Doping, Spitzensport als gesellschaftliches Problem (Doping, Top Sport as a Social Problem) Järmann admits

Is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers

Is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987.

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]

Is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Wint

Is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France. He mainly competed in the middle- and the long-distance events.

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the

Was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was part of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the water polo tournament. He played six matches.

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish rel

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.[1] He was also member of the Finnish team that won the relay at the 1962 European championships, while not part of the official program.

Is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1966 European Championsh

Is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1966 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Friedrich Roderfeld, Jens Ulbricht and Manfred Kinder. Krüsmann also competed in the individual distance, and finished fifth. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 360 metres relay, together with Peter Bernreuther, Georg Nückles and Ulrich Reich.[1]

Is a Austrian footballer currently under contract for German side VfB Lübeck.

Is a Austrian footballer currently under contract for German side VfB Lübeck.

Is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a German weightlifter and Olympic champion.

Is a German weightlifter and Olympic champion.

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in K-1 1000 m event at Rome in 1960.

Is a German figure skater, Olympic silver medallist in pairs 1976 and figure skating coach.

Is a German figure skater, Olympic silver medallist in pairs 1976 and figure skating coach.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Su

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1964 and a silver in 1972.