Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German goalkeeper who plays for Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga.In 1998, Weidenfelle

Is a German goalkeeper who plays for Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga.In 1998, Weidenfeller transferred to 1. FC Kaiserslautern youth team where he made 40 appearances in two seasons. He then was promoted to the first team, but made only six lea

A retired Polish football player.He played for a few clubs, including Odra Opole, Slask Wroclaw, Wid

A retired Polish football player.He played for a few clubs, including Odra Opole, Slask Wroclaw, Widzew Lódz, FC Homburg (West Germany) and Hannover 96 (West Germany).He played for Polish national team, for which he played 62 matches and scored two goals.He was a participant at the three consecutive World Cups, 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal and 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth in the

Was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth in the alpine skiing combined event.

Is a chess Grandmaster (GM). Born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, he earned the International Master title

Is a chess Grandmaster (GM). Born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, he earned the International Master title in 1970. He left the U.S.S.R. in 1976 for Israel, and earned the GM title in 1977. In 1979 Dzindzichashvili settled in the United States, and he won the L

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Chita. He made his professi

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Chita. He made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2007 for FC Sibir Novosibirsk.

Is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper currently playing for Ukrainian First League club Oleksandria.

Is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper currently playing for Ukrainian First League club Oleksandria.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divisio

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divisio

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Zelenograd.

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Yelets.

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won seven medals at the ICF Can

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 500 m: 2001), three silvers (K-2 200 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 2001), and three bronzes (K-4 200

Is a Ukrainian footballer. He currently plays for FC Dinamo Brest in Belarus.

Is a Ukrainian footballer. He currently plays for FC Dinamo Brest in Belarus.

Is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. Phifer played for the New

Is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. Phifer played for the New England Patriots, the New York Jets, the St. Louis Rams, and the New York Giants

Is an Italian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The pool which hosted the

Is an Italian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The pool which hosted the European SC Championships 2005 in Trieste is named after her.

Is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 36, achieving that ran

Is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 36, achieving that ranking in March 2008. Her career-high ranking of World No. 546 was achieved on May 11, 2009.

Is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut in professional competition in Janua

Is an Indonesian professional tennis player. She made her debut in professional competition in January 1990, aged 13, at an ITF tournament in Jakarta. In 1993 and 1994, she played in a number of Grand Slam Junior Championships. Partnered by Sung-Hee Park,

Is a Lithuanian-born Australian chess master.Arlauskas played at sixth board (+4 –7 =7) in an unof

Is a Lithuanian-born Australian chess master.Arlauskas played at sixth board (+4 –7 =7) in an unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936.[1] He tied for 1st-3rd, with Birmanas and Leonardas Abramavicius, ahead of Povilas Vaitonis, Povilas Tautvaišas, etc., at the 1943 Lithuanian Chess Championship in Vilnius.[2] At the end of World War II, Arlauskas, along with many other Baltic players (Dreibergs, Endzelins, Jursevskis, Laurine, Mednis, Ozols, Sarapu, Tautvaišas, Vaitonis, Zemgalis, etc.) escaped to West, just before the advancing the Soviet forces arrived, to avoid deportation to Siberia or any other persecutions the Soviet occupation (e.g., those of Vladimirs Petrovs).

Is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national b

Is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His son, Lukas Brazdauskis, currently plays in BC Lietuvos Rytas.

Is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who was represented her native country at the 1996

Is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who was represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she didn't reach the final, after having thrown 58.74 metres in the qualifying heats.

Is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s.

Is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quart

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Ted Morgan.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino F.C., Bologna F.C. 1909, A.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino F.C., Bologna F.C. 1909, A.C. Milan, and Calcio Catania. He earned 13 caps for the Italy national football team from 1958 to 1967, and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.After retiring from playing he became a manager, including a stint at Bologna in 1993.

A Dutch footballer who plays for FC Twente as a forward. His former clubs are SC Heerenveen, Willem

A Dutch footballer who plays for FC Twente as a forward. His former clubs are SC Heerenveen, Willem II, and NEC.After having played for amateur sides Hekelingen and Spijkenisse, Denneboom made his professional debut for SC Heerenveen, on the 6th of February 1999, in the away game against Willem II (3-2 loss). He would play with Heerenveen for five seasons. First he was primarily utilized as a supersub, but starting from the 2002/2003 season he would start in the first team line-up. This did not turn out to be a success and ultimately led to a loan spell with Willem II in October 2003. The next season he would be sold to NEC. After two and a half seasons his displays attracted the interest of FC Twente and PSV.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for the Italian Serie B side A.S. Livorno Calcio.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for the Italian Serie B side A.S. Livorno Calcio.

Is a Latvian footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a Latvian footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. Vainšteins won the road race and therefore

Is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. Vainšteins won the road race and therefore the title of World Cycling Champion at the 2000 World Cycling Championship in Plouay, France. He won the 268.9 km road race, covering the distance in 6 hou