Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a former tennis player from Belgium.Appelmans started playing at the neighbour's court at the age

Is a former tennis player from Belgium.Appelmans started playing at the neighbour's court at the age of seven. Her first trainer, Fred Debruyn, saw immediately that she was very talented. Although right-handed, she played left-handed. At a children's tennis training session she claimed to be left-handed so she could stay with her friend in the left-handed group. Appelmans turned pro in 1988, and won her first title against Chanda Rubin in Phoenix in 1991.

Was a German figure skater. She won three national titles and twice captured the silver medal in lad

Was a German figure skater. She won three national titles and twice captured the silver medal in ladies' singles at the World Figure Skating Championships. She also participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics, where she placed ninth in the Women's figure ska

Is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Is a retired German high jumper. She finished seventh at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.[1]

Is a retired German high jumper. She finished seventh at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.[1] She represented the sports club LC Paderborn, and won the silver medal at the West German champion in 1989.[2]

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she and her part

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she and her partner Angelika Noack won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Is a retired East German discus thrower. She finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] third at

Is a retired East German discus thrower. She finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] third at the 1977 World Cup[2] and fourth at the 1978 European Championships.[3] She represented the sports team SC Neubrandenburg and became East German champion in 1975.[4]

Is a German team handball goalkeeper from Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. She plays for the Austrian club Hy

Is a German team handball goalkeeper from Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. She plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich, and on the German national team.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 5000 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Paris.

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She began her career on the WTA Tour in 1983. S

Is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She began her career on the WTA Tour in 1983. She won four singles and one doubles titles in her career. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1994 French Open. Hack reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world in January 1995. She retired from the tour in 1997.

Is a retired female butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany. She twice competed for her native cou

Is a retired female butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. Herbst is the daughter of former Olympians Eva Wittke and Jochen Herbst, and the sister of swimmer Stefan Herbs

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was the coxs

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was the coxswain of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #22 on 3 August 2009. S

Is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #22 on 3 August 2009. She lives in Bradenton, Florida. Lisicki is the daughter of first-generation Polish immigrants. Lisicki trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bra

Is a professional German tennis player from Munich, Bavaria. As of June 26, 2006, she is 174th in th

Is a professional German tennis player from Munich, Bavaria. As of June 26, 2006, she is 174th in the WTA rankings.At Wimbledon 2005, she beat British number one Elena Baltacha in the first round, only to go out in round 2 to sixth seed Elena Dementieva.

Is a German race walker. She was born in Potsdam.

Is a German race walker. She was born in Potsdam.

Is a German professional tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #49 on October 13, 2008

Is a German professional tennis player. She achieved her career high rank of #49 on October 13, 2008.At the 2008 Australian Open, her first Grand Slam tournament, she defeated No. 16 seed, Dinara Safina (7–6, 4–6, 6–2) and Mariya Koryttseva (6–1, 7–5) to reach the third round as a qualifier. She lost her third round match against Caroline Wozniacki (4–6, 6–4, 6–3). Additionally, in the first round of Fed Cup against the United States, she defeated veteran Lindsay Davenport, 6–1, 7–5.

Is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Nantes Rezé Basket and Latvia women's

Is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Nantes Rezé Basket and Latvia women's national basketball team. She joined Nantes Rezé Basket in 2010. Previously she had played for BK Liepajas Metalurgs.

Is a German discus thrower.

Is a German discus thrower.

Is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympi

Is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and gold in the event in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Furthermore she became World Champion in 2003.

Is a German speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympic

Is a German speed skater who won a gold medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Was a Spanish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Spanish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Spanish team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament.

Was a Mexican boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first

Was a Mexican boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Jan Nicolaas.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer.

Is a Tunisian football player. He played for the Tunisia national football team and was a participa

Is a Tunisian football player. He played for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.