Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an Indian-born Omani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Is an Indian-born Omani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has made several appearances as a batsman in the 2005 ICC Trophy.

Is a Russian pro heavyweight boxer best known for winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics a

Is a Russian pro heavyweight boxer best known for winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships?.

Played first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club and the Minor

Played first class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club and the Minor Counties in an intermittent career which spanned 16 years from 1919 to 1935. A right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler, he played in 24 first class matches, scoring a total of 152 runs at 8.94 with a top score of 47* and took 4 wickets at 60.74.

Is a former German footballer and currently manager of Rot-Weiss Essen together with Uwe Erkenbreche

Is a former German footballer and currently manager of Rot-Weiss Essen together with Uwe Erkenbrecher.His Bundesliga debut came on 24 May 1980 against Werder Bremen, though he only played two minutes in his debut performance. He made his name in the eight

Is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics

Is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian. Bartels also won bronze at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, with a put of 20.99 m. He had previously been a bronze medalist at the 2002 European Athletics Championships.

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s and modern pentathlete who competed in the

Is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s and modern pentathlete who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished sixth in the C-1 1000 m.

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was a member of

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was a member of the East Germany national team. In 1990 he tried to settle in Austria, but after the reunification of Germany he came back to Potsdam where he qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics of Barcelona.[1]

Is a former German football player and current Team Chef for SpVgg Unterhaching. He spent all of his

Is a former German football player and current Team Chef for SpVgg Unterhaching. He spent all of his professional career so far with SpVgg Unterhaching, including 2 seasons in the Bundesliga as team captain and retired on 2 July 2009.

Is a West German track and field athlete who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Su

Is a West German track and field athlete who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

A former Swedish footballer.Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young

A former Swedish footballer.Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972.Edström made 40 appearances for the Swedish national team and scored 15 times. He is most noted for his performance in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where had a big part in Sweden finishing fifth.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt. Fährmann made his profess

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt. Fährmann made his professional debut for Schalke on 13 September 2008 in 3-3 draw away to Borussia Dortmund.[2] On 16 September 2008 he played his first international match agains

A former German footballer and current manager.The defensive midfielder played had between 1980 and

A former German footballer and current manager.The defensive midfielder played had between 1980 and 1996 385 Bundesliga appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen. With Eintracht he won the DFB-Pokal in 1981 and with Bayer Leverkusen the UEFA Cup in 1988.For the national team he was capped four times between 1984 and 1986. He took part with Germany at the EURO 1984 in France. The team failed to pass the first round.

Is a former German football player.Geilenkirchen played four years for 1. FC Köln, being coached un

Is a former German football player.Geilenkirchen played four years for 1. FC Köln, being coached under Hannes Löhr, Georg Keßler and Christoph Daum. He particiated in the 1986 UEFA Cup Final, scoring a goal in the 72nd minute of the second leg.

Is a German road racing cyclist. He is the older brother of fellow road racing cyclist Bert Grabsch.

Is a German road racing cyclist. He is the older brother of fellow road racing cyclist Bert Grabsch.

Is a retired East German hammer thrower.His personal best throw was 83.40 metres, achieved in May 19

Is a retired East German hammer thrower.His personal best throw was 83.40 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Athens. This is the current German record.

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. He made his debut on

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. He made his debut on the German professional league level in the Bundesliga for MSV Duisburg on March 31, 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 88th minute in a game aga

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a German football coach and former player. He is most noted for his stint with the Liechtenstein

Is a German football coach and former player. He is most noted for his stint with the Liechtenstein national football team.Loose played as a sweeper between 1981 and 1986 for Borussia Dortmund, and also for a year for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Between 1987 and

Is a German former footballer, later a coach, who currently works as head coach of the Germany natio

Is a German former footballer, later a coach, who currently works as head coach of the Germany national under-20 football team.A striker, Minge joined Dynamo Dresden in 1980, signing from TSG Gröditz, and spent the next eleven years with the club, winning

Is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Vib

Is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Viborg FF. He is the current vice- captain of his team. Although not the fastest defender he is very experienced.

Is a former East German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won four East Ger

Is a former East German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won four East German national titles (1976, 1977, 1979, 1981) in his special distance[2] as well as the 5000 metres title in 1979.[3] He competed for the sports club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt during his active career.

Is a German former footballer, who is currently manager of Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim. Rangnick

Is a German former footballer, who is currently manager of Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim. Rangnick began his playing career at VfB Stuttgart, but was unable to progress any further than their amateur side, playing in the lower leagues. Rangnick again ta