Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was more specifically a leg spin bowler and was also an outstan

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was more specifically a leg spin bowler and was also an outstanding fielder. Chandana was considered to be one of the best leg spinners in Sri Lanka. He was also a competent lower-order batsman, having scored a total o

Is a Singaporean athlete.This learned athlete is the National Record-holder of the 100m sprint event

Is a Singaporean athlete.This learned athlete is the National Record-holder of the 100m sprint event with a stellar timing of 10.37s. He broke the 33 year old record of 10.38s (set by Singapore sprint legend C. Kunalan) at the World University Games in Beijing in 2001.

Was a Japanese professional wrestler whose stage name was inspired by Samurai of Shinsengumi Umanosu

Was a Japanese professional wrestler whose stage name was inspired by Samurai of Shinsengumi Umanosuke Ueda. After debuting in the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance in 1960, he started the circuit in Los Angeles in 1966. In 1974, he joined Japan's Internationa

Is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowle

Is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler. Bhatti first played for Canada in the Under-19s World Cup of 2004, where he finished 30 not out in his debut World Cup performance, batting at number s

S a Pakistani cricketer who has played ten Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for Pakistan a

S a Pakistani cricketer who has played ten Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for Pakistan as a specialist fast bowler. However, injury has prevented him from a long international career, as he was out of cricket for an entire season after his int

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Angusht Nazran.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of April 2009, he manages FC Angush

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of April 2009, he manages FC Angusht Nazran. As a player, he made his debut in the Russian Second Division in 1992 for FC Erzu Grozny.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Gazovik Orenburg. He made h

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Gazovik Orenburg. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

A Thai footballer currently playing for Thailand Premier League side Provincial Electricity Authorit

A Thai footballer currently playing for Thailand Premier League side Provincial Electricity Authority FC. He won the Thailand Premier League in Ocotber 2008 and was also called up to the full national side to play in the 2008 T&T Cup being played in Vietnam

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. He is a right midfielder and currently plays for Høne

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. He is a right midfielder and currently plays for Hønefoss BK in the Tippeligaen division and for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team. He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone on

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer, who is a striker and currently plays for East End Lion

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer, who is a striker and currently plays for East End Lions. He started his football career in his native Sierra Leone with powerhouse East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, were he was the te

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super Le

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League. He was part of the 2006-07 Swiss Championship winning team.

Is an Italian weightlifter. In the 1936 Summer Olympics, he finished ninth in the featherweight clas

Is an Italian weightlifter. In the 1936 Summer Olympics, he finished ninth in the featherweight class.

Was an Italian international footballer who played, normally at left back, for A.S. Casale and Juven

Was an Italian international footballer who played, normally at left back, for A.S. Casale and Juventus. His 59 caps for the Italian national team stood as a record for many years.The Italian national team, however, did provide scope for his talents. He received his first cap in 1922 against Austria, selected in place of Virginio Rosetta as right back flanking the great Genoese left back Renzo De Vecchi (“Son of God” to the fans), who had been playing for Italy since 1910. From then until De Vecchi’s retirement from international football in March 1925, Rosetta and Caligaris were in competition for the right ba

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Foggia.Del Core started his career at CND for Bis

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Foggia.Del Core started his career at CND for Bisceglie, Altamura and Renato Curi. He then played for Tricase of Serie C2, before spotted by Ancona of Serie B in summer 2001. But he moved to Taranto (Serie C1) on loan, and to Foggia (Serie C2) in January 2002.

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.

Was a male tennis player from Italy. De Morpurgo was born in Trieste when it was part of Austria, bu

Was a male tennis player from Italy. De Morpurgo was born in Trieste when it was part of Austria, but became an Italian citizen when the city changed hands after World War I. He was ranked in the World’s Top 10 1928-30 —- 9th in 1928, 10th in 1929, and 8t

Was an early Italian football player from Turin. He was one of the thirteen men who founded Juventus

Was an early Italian football player from Turin. He was one of the thirteen men who founded Juventus in 1897.[3] After several years of playing as a striker for Juventus, he moved to rivals AC Milan and won the Italian Football Championship in 1906.

Is a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Ol

Is a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his n

Is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976.

Is an Italian freediver, widely considered among the best of all times. Of his era, he is the sole t

Is an Italian freediver, widely considered among the best of all times. Of his era, he is the sole to have established world records in all the then existing disciplines of freediving. At 1.89 metres (6 ft 2 in) and 84 kilograms (190 lb), In 1990 Pelizzar

Is an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first

Is an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Imre Mándi.

Is a Swiss football forward of Peruvian descent, currently playing for Grasshopper-Club Zürich in t

Is a Swiss football forward of Peruvian descent, currently playing for Grasshopper-Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League. He spent the entire 2007-08 season on loan at FC Wohlen.

Was a sumo wrestler from Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 15th Yokozuna. He wa

Was a sumo wrestler from Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 15th Yokozuna. He was generally regarded as the strongest wrestler to emerge since the era of Tanikaze and Raiden. After his retirement he remained in the sumo world as a coac

Was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 20th Yokozuna. Um

Was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 20th Yokozuna. Umegatani had a great rivalry with yokozuna Hitachiyama Taniemon. Their era was known as the Ume-Hitachi Era and it brought sumo to heights of popularity nev