Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Here Butcher began training to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a gruelling 1,112 to 1,1

Here Butcher began training to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a gruelling 1,112 to 1,131-mile race through arctic blizzard conditions across the Alaska wilderness, which tests the endurance of both mushers and dogs over the course of one to two weeks. After placing in several Iditarods, Butcher was forced to withdraw early in the 1985 when two of her dogs were killed by a moose, and six others were severely injured. Libby Riddles, a relative newcomer, braved a blizzard and became the first woman to win the Iditarod that year.

Is an American professional poker player, who has been based in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1986.

Is an American professional poker player, who has been based in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1986.

Is a retired England woman cricketer, who played 13 Test matches for the England women's team betwee

Is a retired England woman cricketer, who played 13 Test matches for the England women's team between 1984 and 1996.

Is an Australian former marathon swimmer. She was first recognised as a long-distance swimmer in 198

Is an Australian former marathon swimmer. She was first recognised as a long-distance swimmer in 1989 when she achieved third place in the Australian Marathon Swimming Championship for Women, aged 14. In 1990 she became the first person to swim from Manly

Is a former American tennis player from Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan. Her best singles Grand Slam r

Is a former American tennis player from Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan. Her best singles Grand Slam result was the 1984 US Open where she advanced to the fourth round.

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National W

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National Women's Field Hockey Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was born in London, England.

Is a female hammer thrower from Edinburgh, Scotland. She is currently ranked 1st in Scotland, and th

Is a female hammer thrower from Edinburgh, Scotland. She is currently ranked 1st in Scotland, and throws for Edinburgh Athletic Club, Scotland and Great Britain. Currently a PE teacher, she is training with Alan Bertram. Her personal best throw is 62.03 m

A Canadian curler from Alberta. She currently plays third for Cheryl Bernard.In 2000, O'Connor playe

A Canadian curler from Alberta. She currently plays third for Cheryl Bernard.In 2000, O'Connor played third for Kevin Koe at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. The team which also included Greg Northcott and Lawnie MacDonald won the championship tha

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City,

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay, and also in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. She received silver medals in 100 m freestyle and in 200

Is a Hungarian-born American chess player. She is also a chess writer and promoter and the head of t

Is a Hungarian-born American chess player. She is also a chess writer and promoter and the head of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence at Texas Tech University. She was stripped of her membership in the United States Chess Federation on August

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was e

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a field hockey player from South Africa who represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer O

Is a field hockey player from South Africa who represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the women's national team at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, where South Africa won the title by defeating Nigeria 10-0

Is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's Universit

Is a Mexican swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she attends and swims for the USA's University of Texas at Austin. She competed at the 2008 Olympics, in the 400 free (20th), 800 free (18th), and 400 IM (30th).

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Oly

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay, alongside Blanca Cerón, Fátima Madrid, and Claudia Franco

Is a Spanish judoka.

Is a Spanish judoka.

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.

Is a Norwegian former handball player.She played in the clubs Nordstrand IF and Bækkelagets SK. She

Is a Norwegian former handball player.She played in the clubs Nordstrand IF and Bækkelagets SK. She has played in 296 games for the Norwegian National team, scoring 844 goals.Between 1993 and 2000 she was the captain of the team.

Is a former South Africa cricketer. She made two Test and 18 Women's One Day International appearanc

Is a former South Africa cricketer. She made two Test and 18 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2002 and 2004.

Is a retired figure skater who competed internationally for Italy, her parent's native country. She

Is a retired figure skater who competed internationally for Italy, her parent's native country. She won the medal after placing 4th in figures and 6th in both short and free programs. While she ostensibly stopped competing after the Olympics in 1980, she

Is a South Africa cricketer. She has made one Test and 19 Women's One Day International appearances

Is a South Africa cricketer. She has made one Test and 19 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa since 2005.

Is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2005 European silver medalist and 2009 bronze medalist. She i

Is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2005 European silver medalist and 2009 bronze medalist. She is a five time (2000, 2002, 2005–2007) Finnish national champion.She left her long-time coach Berit Kaijomaa after the 2006 Olympics and began training in her hometown Oulu with her sister Heidi as her coach.

Is a former Finnish figure skater. She competed in ice dance with Petri Kokko, her future husband. S

Is a former Finnish figure skater. She competed in ice dance with Petri Kokko, her future husband. She is 1.60m tall and weight 45kg. The pair won the gold medal at the 1995 European Figure Skating Championships, the silver medal at that year's World Figure Skating Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice. Kokko and Rahkamo made an appearance on Enigma's music video for "Beyond the Invisible".

Is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a silver medal for New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in t

Is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a silver medal for New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's road race. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she again won a silver medal in the cross country discipline.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fif

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she finished fifth in the 100 metre freestyle event. She also helped the American relay team to qualify for the final of the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay competition when

Is a retired East German high jumper. She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships and fourt

Is a retired East German high jumper. She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships and fourth at the 1986 European Championships. She began the 1987 season well with a win at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting, taking the title with a leap of 2.00 m. She maintained her form indoors and won the silver medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships with a lifetime best of 2.02 metres. Her season peaked with a bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships, scoring a lifetime outdoor best of 1.99 metres. At the European Indoor Championships she won the silver in 1985 and a bronze in 1987.