Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former German football player.Joining the youth ranks of Hamburger SV from boyhood-club Wormati

Is a former German football player.Joining the youth ranks of Hamburger SV from boyhood-club Wormatia Worms in 1970, Kargus stepped up to become a Bundesliga goalkeeper for the North Germans from 1971, capturing the starting role in the goal of Hamburg in

Was the captain and team-coach alongside Octav Luchide, under the management of Costel Radulescu of

Was the captain and team-coach alongside Octav Luchide, under the management of Costel Radulescu of the first Romanian side to participate in a FIFA World Cup.Wetzer owed his position as team captain to a decision by Costel Radulescu in the weeks prior to the tournament. In May, 1930 the Romanians had lost the King Alexandru's Cup (a two team event) to Yugoslavia in Belgrade. At the time Emeric Vogl was team captain. Wetzer was brought back into the side two weeks' later for a friendly against Greece in Bucharest. This decision reaped considerable rewards for both Radulescu and Wetzer because Wetzer scored 5 goals in an 8-1 victory for his team. In total Wetzer was to play 17 times for Romania scoring 12 goals.[1]

Is a former butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He competed for his native country at the

Is a former butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Sweden. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 100 m backstroke. He was affiliated with SK Ran in Malmö.

Was an Austrian alpine skier.

Was an Austrian alpine skier.

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olym

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico).

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he eliminated in the second r

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Gerhard Pedersen.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. On both

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. On both occasions, at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he finished in sixth position with the Dutch nat

Was a German road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912, he was a member o

Was a German road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912, he was a member of the German cycling team which finished sixth in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 27th.

Is a former Croatian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team (2

Is a former Croatian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team (29 matches/6 goals), and was a participant at Euro 1968.

Is a Czech boxer who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminat

Is a Czech boxer who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Louis Laurie.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

A former German footballer and football manager.He played in France in Euro 84. After being the mana

A former German footballer and football manager.He played in France in Euro 84. After being the manager for Wacker Burghausen, he became the coach for TSV 1860 Munich at the beginning of the 2004–05 season, but was dismissed on December 4, 2004 after a string of failures.

Was a Romanian international footballer of German ethnicity in the 1920s and 1930s who is one of a f

Was a Romanian international footballer of German ethnicity in the 1920s and 1930s who is one of a few men who participated in each of the three pre-War FIFA World Cups.Bürger played football for Ripensia Timisoara, the first professional team in Romania which came to prominence after 1932 under the direction of Rudolf Wetzer[1][2] and was strong in the 1930s.[3][4]

A racecar driver, nicknamed

A racecar driver, nicknamed

Was a Hungarian-Jewish chess player. A brilliant player, he had a tragically short career, dying fro

Was a Hungarian-Jewish chess player. A brilliant player, he had a tragically short career, dying from tuberculosis. Reuben Fine described him as the John Keats of chess.

Is a former American-Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays with the Barangay G

Is a former American-Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays with the Barangay Ginebra Kings. He plays the power forward. In 2004 Hatfield and five others were suspended by the league after the Department of Justice (DOJ) revoked their

Better known as Rudy Hatfield, is a former American-Filipino professional basketball player who last

Better known as Rudy Hatfield, is a former American-Filipino professional basketball player who last played with the Barangay Ginebra Kings. He played power forward. He completes the powerhouse cast of Barangay Ginebra Kings where he was known as the Unicorn Whisperer.

Was a Slovene fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the first Slovene to qualify f

Was a Slovene fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the first Slovene to qualify for the Olympics and the first Slovene winner of the Olympic medal. He was part of the Austrian sabre team, which won the silver medal. In the individual fo

Was a German footballer. He holds the record for having made the most appearances for VfR Mannheim i

Was a German footballer. He holds the record for having made the most appearances for VfR Mannheim in the Oberliga Süd, with whom he won the German championship in 1949.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Vologda.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Vologda.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxless fours competition.

Is a former Swiss-French footballer.

Is a former Swiss-French footballer.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German boat, whi

Was a German rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German boat, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours.

Was a German football forward.Gellesch played for FC Schalke 04 (1926-1946) and TuS Lübbecke (1946-

Was a German football forward.Gellesch played for FC Schalke 04 (1926-1946) and TuS Lübbecke (1946-1950).On the national level he played for Germany national team (20 matches/one goal), and was a participant at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Debreceni VSC.Nyíregyháza origin Rudolf arr

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Debreceni VSC.Nyíregyháza origin Rudolf arrived in Debrecen for the 2007/2008 season. He left Hungary at a very young age for French second division side, Nancy. His friend László Bölöni, manager of t