Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Champions

Was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships. She reached the singles final there two other times, in 1927, losing to Esna Boyd Robertson, and in 1930, losing to Daphne Akhurst Cozens.

A Canadian scientist, curler and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.She was the chief medica

A Canadian scientist, curler and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.She was the chief medical physicist at the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic and director of physics services at the Saskatchewan Cancer Clinic. She was a professor of oncology and associat

Is a former professional tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking was No. 27 in the world

Is a former professional tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking was No. 27 in the world, achieved in 1999.Sylvia Plischke was born in Plzen, Czechoslovakia, to Lubomir and Alena Plischke. The family moved to Austria when Sylvia was six years old and Sylvia went on to represent Austria in the Fed Cup and the Olympic Games. Her mother had also been an Olympian, having represented Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the high jump.

Is a Canadian Executive Television Producer and Olympian. Sweeney is the daughter of music teacher D

Is a Canadian Executive Television Producer and Olympian. Sweeney is the daughter of music teacher Daisy Sweeney and railway cook James Sweeney, and the niece of jazz musician Oscar Peterson. Sylvia Sweeney was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She played

Is a female alpine skier from Switzerland, who was Swiss champion in downhill skiing (1997, 1998, 19

Is a female alpine skier from Switzerland, who was Swiss champion in downhill skiing (1997, 1998, 1999) and Giant Slalom (1998). At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she finished 7th in downhill.

Is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal

Is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Felix started running at age fifteen. She suffered knee and back injuries which forced her out of competition for two years between 1998 and 2000. She didn't know anything about athletics and wasn't particularly interested in it but she won her first race. "The sensations were extraordinary so I continued with it." Her best senior solo result was finishing 4th in the 200m final at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich.

Is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world

Is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal with the French relay team behind Russia and Germany. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang, Becaert was part of the victorious mixed relay team[1]

Is an Olympic athlete from Sainte-Foy, Quebec) in Canada.She served as Assistant Chef de Mission for

Is an Olympic athlete from Sainte-Foy, Quebec) in Canada.She served as Assistant Chef de Mission for the Canadian Olympic Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy (Torino). She served as the Chef de Mission [1] for Canada at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She originally represented Cameroon, but cha

Is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She originally represented Cameroon, but changed nationality to France on 10 October 2002. However, she again represented Cameroon from 1 April 2005. [1]

Is a retired Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a s

Is a retired Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Was a French cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1994. Competing in two Winter Olympics, s

Was a French cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1994. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best results at the 1992 Games in Albertville with a fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay and 28th in the 15 km event. Giry Rousset's best finish at t

Is a French Guyana football player who plays for RFC Tournai in Belgium.

Is a French Guyana football player who plays for RFC Tournai in Belgium.

Is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Commonly known as Sylvinho, sometimes alternatively spelled Silvinho, is a Brazilian footballer, who

Commonly known as Sylvinho, sometimes alternatively spelled Silvinho, is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for Manchester City, having previously played for Barcelona, Celta Vigo and Arsenal. He usually plays on the left as an attacking left bac

Was a Brazilian football striker. Pirilo's first professional club was Americano-RS. His good perfor

Was a Brazilian football striker. Pirilo's first professional club was Americano-RS. His good performances granted him moves to Internacional and then Peñarol. In 1941 he transferred to Flamengo with the hard task to replace Leonidas da Silva -- who had b

Is a French footballer, who currently plays for FC Nantes. Rodelin began his career with Rodez, he p

Is a French footballer, who currently plays for FC Nantes. Rodelin began his career with Rodez, he played in the 2008/2009 season 23 games and shoots 1 goal for Rodez AF in the Championnat National and signed in July 2008 with FC Nantes.[1] On 28 January 2010 ES Troyes AC signed the left midfielder on loan from FC Nantes until the end of the season.[2]

Was a Polish footballer (striker , midfielder and even defender) who played for such a clubs like St

Was a Polish footballer (striker , midfielder and even defender) who played for such a clubs like Stomil Olsztyn , Legia Warszawa and Lech Poznan. He finished his career playing for Odra Wodzislaw Slaski in 2005. In the years 1994-1999 Czereszewski played some games for Poland national football team

Is a Polish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas.

Is a Polish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas.

Is a Polish cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Her best World Cup finish was ninth in

Is a Polish cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Her best World Cup finish was ninth in the 4 x 5 km relay in France in 2008.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Jaskowiec finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay, 31st in the individual sprint, 31st in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and did not start in the 30 km event.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1960

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Polish race walker. She was born in Kalisz.She is the younger sister of former world record hol

Is a Polish race walker. She was born in Kalisz.She is the younger sister of former world record holder Robert Korzeniowski.[1]

Is a Polish ice dancer. With partner Sebastian Kolasinski, she is a multiple Polish national champio

Is a Polish ice dancer. With partner Sebastian Kolasinski, she is a multiple Polish national champion. They competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics. They were the 1994 World Junior Champions.Early in her career, she competed with Rafael Gabinowski, before teaming up with Kolasinski, with whom she competed for the rest of her eligible career.

Tsiprailidis has been attending the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since the early 1990s. He finished

Tsiprailidis has been attending the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since the early 1990s. He finished 2nd to Phil Hellmuth Jr in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event in 1993, and went on to win a WSOP bracelet in 2000 in the $3,000 limit hold'em event.

Is a Hungarian goalkeeper player who currently plays for Újpest FC.

Is a Hungarian goalkeeper player who currently plays for Újpest FC.