Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter T

A Norwegian snowboarder widely considered one of the most influential snowboarders of all time and w

A Norwegian snowboarder widely considered one of the most influential snowboarders of all time and was one of the sport's early icons.Hskonsen dominated freestyle snowboarding in the 1990s winning the ISF World Championships in half-pipe three times in a row, in 1993, 1995 and 1997. He has also won 5 European championships in half-pipe (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997), the U.S. Open in half-pipe 3 times (1992, 1993, 1995), and the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom 6 times (1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004). He also won the Innsbruck Air & Style Contest in 1995. Hskonsen set the world record for highest 'air' during the qualifying round of the Arctic Challenge in Oslo 2007 when he reached 9.8 meters out of the top of the quarterpipe with a backside 360.

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was disqualified in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event due to management fault. He won several gold medals i international competitions and in the Norwe

Is a retired Finnish ice hockey player.Tero Arkiomaa started his career near his birthplace Helsinki

Is a retired Finnish ice hockey player.Tero Arkiomaa started his career near his birthplace Helsinki and played his first games in TJV Vantaa a lower league team in Vantaa region. Soon after his first full season in TJV Arkiomaa moved to Kuopio and played

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2007

Is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev.[1] He also participated on the Finnish team that achieved a bronze medal in the championship relay.[2]

Is a Finnish footballer who currently represents FC Viikingit of the Finnish First Division. He usua

Is a Finnish footballer who currently represents FC Viikingit of the Finnish First Division. He usually plays as a central midfielder.

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for Vaasan Palloseura.

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for Vaasan Palloseura.

A Finnish javelin thrower and the current World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with

A Finnish javelin thrower and the current World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however.Pitkämäki finished 8th in the javelin contest at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the result 83.01 m and has since developed into one of the world's leading javelin throwers. As of August 2005, he had thrown 91.53 m, hence he was one of the favorites at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, which were held in his home country. However, he was only fourth with a result of 81.27 m. Pitkämäki took his first medal by placing second at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics.[1

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara, Joker

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara, Jokerit, HPK, and Espoo Blues.

Is an ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Bílí Tygri Liberec in the Czech Extraliga.

Is an ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Bílí Tygri Liberec in the Czech Extraliga.

Is a former professional football player who played for Rangers in defence. Penttilä began football

Is a former professional football player who played for Rangers in defence. Penttilä began football career at FC Lahti before moving to Haka Valkeakoski, where he one his first Veikkausliiga title. It was at Haka that the then Rangers manager Dick Advo

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is a Canadian ice dancer who has also competed for France.Through 2005, Findlay competed as a single

Is a Canadian ice dancer who has also competed for France.Through 2005, Findlay competed as a single skater. She competed on the international level in singles for Canada, placing 6th on the novice level at the 2003 Triglav Trophy.

Is an American 6'10" former professional basketball player.Mustaf played at the prep powerhouse DeMa

Is an American 6'10" former professional basketball player.Mustaf played at the prep powerhouse DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He was one of the most heavily recruited players in his senior year, and went on to play collegiately at the University of Maryland.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rhino (also spelled Rhyno in WWE

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rhino (also spelled Rhyno in WWE). He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is best known for his career in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is an American boxer.

Is an American boxer.

Is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays

Is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Toronto Raptors as point guard. Having been awarded numerous top basketball accolades in high school and college, Ford entered the 2003 NBA Draft and was selected eighth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. Ford's recurring back injuries resulted in him missing many games in his three seasons with the Bucks, but in 2005, it was announced that he was fit to play basketball again. Ford was traded to the Raptors prior to the 2006-07 NBA season, and established himself as the starting point guard, helping the team win the Atlantic Division crown and reach the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Following an injury sustained in the 2007-08 NBA season however, Ford had difficulties reclaiming the starting spot and was listed as a trade possibility. Off the court, Ford set up the TJ Ford Foundation in 2004 to help participants achieve their academic, personal and civil goals.

Is a NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the s

Is a NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends. He is the older brother of 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte,

Is a former professional American football running back who played six total seasons in the National

Is a former professional American football running back who played six total seasons in the National Football League, five of them with the St. Louis Cardinals, and one with the Washington Redskins. He attended Long Beach State University. He is the father of former NFL wide receiver and kick returner Eric Metcalf.

Is an American professional basketball player currently with Bipop-Carire Reggio Emilia of the Itali

Is an American professional basketball player currently with Bipop-Carire Reggio Emilia of the Italian league. He is 6'7" and plays at small forward.Roberson played at California State University, Fresno, averaging 16.3 points per game during his senior season (1999-2000). In 2000, he was selected by the Idaho Stampede in the third round of the Continental Basketball Association draft. Although never drafted by a National Basketball Association team, he signed as a free agent and appeared in three games for the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA in 2000. He also has played for the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs of the United States Basketball League and BC Kyiv, in Kiev, Ukraine.

Was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having bee

Was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to

Is a former American football running back for the San Diego Chargers. With the Chargers he rushed f

Is a former American football running back for the San Diego Chargers. With the Chargers he rushed for 1871 yards and gained 1,943 yards receiving. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the older brother of Indianapolis Colts tight end Bryan Fletcher.

An American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Popularly

An American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Popularly known by his initials, T.O., Owens has established himself as one of the NFL's most productive and outspoken players. [1] Prior to playing with the Cowboys, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Owens played college football and basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.Based as much on his size and speed as on his demonstrated ability, Owens was drafted by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Owens played his first professional game against the Atlanta Falcons, where he served as a member of the 49ers special teams.

Is an American professional basketball player. Terrell attended James Hillhouse after graduation the

Is an American professional basketball player. Terrell attended James Hillhouse after graduation then attended St. Thomas More Prep school in Waterbury, Connecticut, followed by Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he studied and pl

Is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he ado

Is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley. Funk has appeared in the NWA, AWA, WWF/E, WCW, ECW, USWA,