Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter U

A Swedish curler from Solna. She is currently the alternate for the World and Olympic Champion Anett

A Swedish curler from Solna. She is currently the alternate for the World and Olympic Champion Anette Norberg team. She was the fourth player (threw last rocks) for Margaretha Lindahl in four straight world junior championships from 1993 to 1996. Their be

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

Is a West German slalom canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2003. She won a silver medal in the inaugural women's

Is a German ski jumper who has competed since 2003. She won a silver medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec.

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 2000s.She won a silver medal in the two-woman event

Is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 2000s.She won a silver medal in the two-woman event with teammate Sandra Prokoff at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Was an Austrian alpine skier, two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski Champion.Maier won the Super-G gold

Was an Austrian alpine skier, two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski Champion.Maier won the Super-G gold medal at the World Alpine Ski Championships in both 1989 and 1991. She also took home the giant slalom bronze medal in the 1991 event. She scored a total of 5 World Cup (2 Super-G, 3 Giant Slalom) race victories in her career.On 29 January 1994 during a World Cup downhill race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Maier crashed while skiing at 120 km/h down the slope and broke her neck[1]. She died of her injuries shortly after being evacuated to the hospital in nearby Murnau, Germany, at age 26. She had planned to retire at the end of the 1993-1994 season.

Is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics

Is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She also competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Maisch ran in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, but dropped out due to a foot injury. She and Richard Friedrich (also a runner) had a child in early 2011 – Emil, named after the eminent Czech runner Emil Zátopek. Maisch said that becoming a mother did not mean the end of her running career, citing the example of Paula Radcliffe.[1]

German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Ol

German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Olympic champion ever in women's high jump, and at the time of her 1984 triumph, she was also the oldest ever.

Is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in

Is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals.[1] She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975. Richter set fourteen wo

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She finished fourth in the 4x100 m r

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She finished fourth in the 4x100 m relay for West Germany at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Over 60 metres she finished sixth at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships and won the 1990 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. At the 1990 EIC she also won the 200 metres.

Is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bayern Munich. She has also been capped for

Is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bayern Munich. She has also been capped for the German national team.

Is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 4

Is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 secon

Is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.

Is a Norwegian tennis player. As of 18 October 2010, she is ranked World No. 637 and is the highest

Is a Norwegian tennis player. As of 18 October 2010, she is ranked World No. 637 and is the highest ranked Norwegian female player. Eikeri has won two ITF Circuit titles in singles and four in doubles. She has also played for Norway Fed Cup team, with the

Is a Cuban boxer, who began his boxing career in his native country.In Mexico, Ultiminio "Sugar" Ram

Is a Cuban boxer, who began his boxing career in his native country.In Mexico, Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos built his historical career. On March 21, 1963, Ramos had a bout scheduled at Dodger Stadium. On that day, Ramos severely beat Davey Moore. In the 10th round, Moore was knocked down.

Is a Cuban-Mexican boxer who is better known as Sugar Ramos. Ramos fought out of Mexico where he was

Is a Cuban-Mexican boxer who is better known as Sugar Ramos. Ramos fought out of Mexico where he was adopted as a national hero. He is a former featherweight champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Ultimo Dragoncito is a part of C

Is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Ultimo Dragoncito is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division and is the only wrestler to hold the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship two ti

Is a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion,

Is a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, where he is the leader of the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, while also regularly commentating on matches in which he is not competing. Throughout his care

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cocoa Samoa. On November 15, 1

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cocoa Samoa. On November 15, 1982, as Sabu the Wildman Cocoa partnered with Jimmy Hart to defeat Jerry Lawler in a handicap match for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. Hart got

Is a Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FC Tobol as a striker. He is a member of the Uzbeki

Is a Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FC Tobol as a striker. He is a member of the Uzbekistan national football team.

Is a retired male boxer from Uzbekistan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympi

Is a retired male boxer from Uzbekistan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) by Germany's Falk Huste.

Is a retired football defender. Ruzimov is a former Uzbekistani international, who obtained a total

Is a retired football defender. Ruzimov is a former Uzbekistani international, who obtained a total number of 23 caps during his career, scoring two goals.

Is a Kazakh footballer of Uzbek deccent, currently playing for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Akt

Is a Kazakh footballer of Uzbek deccent, currently playing for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Aktobe as a midfielder. He made his debut for Kazakhstan in 2006 in a friendly against Kyrgyzstan.

Was an American singer with the musical groups The Robins and The Coasters. He was born in Birmingha

Was an American singer with the musical groups The Robins and The Coasters. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., and died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Nunn was a welterweight boxing champion in the U.S. Air Force. After his disch

Is a retired American basketball player.Bridgeman was a member of the 1971 East Chicago Washington H

Is a retired American basketball player.Bridgeman was a member of the 1971 East Chicago Washington High School Senators basketball team, which went undefeated (29-0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA) and Tim Stoddard (N.C. State), who would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher.

A South Korean football player who was play at defender for Changwon City FC at National League in S

A South Korean football player who was play at defender for Changwon City FC at National League in South Korea.