Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter U

A Mexican footballer, currently playing for CF Atlas

A Mexican footballer, currently playing for CF Atlas

Is a Brazilian left back. He currently plays for Paraná.

Is a Brazilian left back. He currently plays for Paraná.

Is a retired Soviet Latvian basketball player. 7-foot tall Semjonova (although she has been reported

Is a retired Soviet Latvian basketball player. 7-foot tall Semjonova (although she has been reported as being any height between 6-foot 10 inches tall and 7-foot 2 inches tall) was the leading women's basketball player in the world in the 1970s and 1980s.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 and 1952

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage at the 2000 Summe

Is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the team from Germany.

Is a Belgian politician and former judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in th

Is a Belgian politician and former judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's half-heavyweight category. In January 2007, she joined the newly-established right-liberal List Dedecker party and in June 2007, she was elected

Is a former East German amateur boxer best known to win the European title 1987 and 1989 at super he

Is a former East German amateur boxer best known to win the European title 1987 and 1989 at super heavyweight.

Is a German boxing coach and a former Amateur boxer. Wegner buildup in the former GDR and learned th

Is a German boxing coach and a former Amateur boxer. Wegner buildup in the former GDR and learned there boxes. Between 1961 and 1971 he boxed for different associations and fought 176 amateur fights.

Was an American football wide receiver in the NFL (1959-1968), playing for the Chicago and St. Louis

Was an American football wide receiver in the NFL (1959-1968), playing for the Chicago and St. Louis Cardinals before catching footballs for the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in his final professional season.

A German curler from Munich. He currently plays third for his brother, Andy Kapp.Uli has played thir

A German curler from Munich. He currently plays third for his brother, Andy Kapp.Uli has played third for Andy since 1992. Together, they have won European Curling Championships (1992 and 1997), two silver medals at the World Curling Championships (1997,

Is a former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearan

Is a former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearances in the German Bundesliga. He represented the West German national team 6 times between 1983 to 1986.[2] He was a member of the West German squad defea

A former German football player and manager.Stielike was a West Germany youth international for home

A former German football player and manager.Stielike was a West Germany youth international for hometown club SpVgg Ketsch when he got signed by UEFA Cup runner-up Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1973, first coming to action as a full back for the then two times German Bundesliga champion. Playing in defending midfield for his club, afterwards, he was part of the Mönchengladbach team that won the Bundesliga titles in 1975, 1976 and 1977, the UEFA Cup in 1975 and gained a runner-up medal in the European Cup in 1977 following a 1-3 against Liverpool F.C. in Rome.

Is a German football coach and a former player. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia

Is a German football coach and a former player. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach. As of March 2009, he works as a scout for the Borussia Mönchengladbach youth team.

Is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player.Rick's acting credits incl

Is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player.Rick's acting credits include playing prison inmate Jackson Vahue on the HBO prison drama Oz. He has also appeared in a number of basketball themed films, namely Eddie, He Got Game, and Blue Chips. Fox was a producer of The 1 Second Film, the largest collaborative nonprofit film ever created.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Was a German track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

A former German footballer.Born in Augsburg-Oberhausen, he was an attacker for FC Augsburg. Between

A former German footballer.Born in Augsburg-Oberhausen, he was an attacker for FC Augsburg. Between 1954 and 1958 he played in eight matches for the German national football team and scored two goals. He was part of the German team for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

A former German footballer, in the defender position. A versatile blue-collar worker with a hard sho

A former German footballer, in the defender position. A versatile blue-collar worker with a hard shot, his footballing ability was notoriously limited.In the Bundesliga, Borowka played for SV Werder Bremen (1981-1987) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (1987-1996), amassing 388 league games (19 goals). He became league champion with Werder Bremen in 1988 and 1993, and won the German Cup in 1991 and 1994.

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who currently plays for the Berlin based club Berliner HC

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who currently plays for the Berlin based club Berliner HC. The goalie made his international senior debut for the German team on June 6, 2002 in a friendly against Malaysia in Hamburg. As of November 11, 2005, Bu

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Championnat National side Nîmes Olympi

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Championnat National side Nîmes Olympique.His previous clubs include Toulouse FC and FC Sete.

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. Competing in two Su

Is a West German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the gold in the C-1 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Is an East German luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals i

Is an East German luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships (1974, 1981). He also won four medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with three silvers (1973, 1978, 1980) and one bronze (1975).

Is a former professional ice hockey player who was among the first Germans to play in the NHL. He sp

Is a former professional ice hockey player who was among the first Germans to play in the NHL. He spent three seasons with the New Jersey Devils in the mid 1980s, recording 73 points in 143 total games.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he was a crew

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1996.

Is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1996.