Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Swedish wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Was a Swedish wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a field hockey forward from Scotland, who plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove Ladies. She was a

Is a field hockey forward from Scotland, who plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove Ladies. She was a member of the Women's National Team that failed to qualify for the World Hockey Cup at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy. Scotlan

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing th

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 13th and last in completing the four runs in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Banerjee's first-cl

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Banerjee's first-class career started in 2004, playing the university varsity match for Cambridge University, with a second exactly a year later. Banerjee represented Cambridge university in each year of his degree. Banerjee made his County Championship debut for Gloucestershire in August 2006, just two months after representing Surrey in the Second XI Championship for the first and only time, picking up four wickets with the ball in the first innings. Banerjee's first innings for Gloucester saw him bowl economically with figures of 0-73 off 24 overs, as Gloucestershire headed for an innings defeat against Somerset. During the 2006 season Banerjee represented Dulwich in the Surrey Premiership and Bath in 2007 when not on county duty. Part of the ECB Emerging Players squad in the winters of 2006 and 2007 Vikram Banerjee has repeatedly been described as "one to watch"(Spin Magazine 2007).

Is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since April 2006. He is a ri

Is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since April 2006. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler. He is considered as one of the few genuine fast bowlers India has produced over the last decade. He debuted in Tests against th

Is a former Indian cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1996 to 1997.

Is a former Indian cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1996 to 1997.

Is an English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Worcestershire, of whom he is the captain. In

Is an English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Worcestershire, of whom he is the captain. In 2007 he became the 24th Worcestershire batsman to pass 10,000 career runs for the county. He as also played over 50 One Day Internationals for his country

Is a field hockey midfielder from India who lives in Mumbai. He made is international debut for the

Is a field hockey midfielder from India who lives in Mumbai. He made is international debut for the Men's National Team in 2002 during a four nation tournament in Adelaide, South Australia. Pillay represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics

A Belarusian footballer. He currently plays for FC Vitebsk in Belarus.

A Belarusian footballer. He currently plays for FC Vitebsk in Belarus.

A boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in A

A boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Was a Finnish long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Was a Finnish long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the Croatian national team.He starte

Was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the Croatian national team.He started playing with the youth side of Vukovar's NK Sloga before moving to top-flight club Concordia Zagreb. He was champion of Croatia with Concordia in 1942. He played one match for the Croatian national team: against Romania in Bucharest.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of July 2009, he works as an assist

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of July 2009, he works as an assistant coach with FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi.

Is a former backstroke swimmer from the Soviet Union.

Is a former backstroke swimmer from the Soviet Union.

Is a retired sabre fencer, who competed for the USSR. Olympic medal record Men's Fencing Gold Montre

Is a retired sabre fencer, who competed for the USSR. Olympic medal record Men's Fencing Gold Montreal 1976 Team sabre Gold Montreal 1976 Sabre individual Gold Moscow 1980 Team sabre Gold Moscow 1980 Sabre individual

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Barnaul. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Barnaul. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2005 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.

Is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey player currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinent

Is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey player currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He is the son of Boris Alexandrov who played for the Soviet National team and a former coach of Kazakhstan. Boris died on July 31, 2002 in a car accident.

Is a successful left-handed sabreur from the Soviet era, pupil of Mark Rakita and David Tyshler. As

Is a successful left-handed sabreur from the Soviet era, pupil of Mark Rakita and David Tyshler. As a fencer, Sidyak was famous for his aggressive style. He was one of the best known exponents of the "Russian preparation" or the "one-and-a-half tempo atta

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who currently plays for FC Kuressaare. He spent the prime ye

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who currently plays for FC Kuressaare. He spent the prime years of his career playing for Flora Tallinn. He won a total of 71 international caps for the Estonia national football team during the 90s.

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 Gazovik Orenburg.

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 Rubin-2 Kazan.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Was a Soviet football player. Lysenko played his only game for USSR on February 20, 1969 in a friend

Was a Soviet football player. Lysenko played his only game for USSR on February 20, 1969 in a friendly against Colombia.

Is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Dynamo Minsk of the KHL.

Is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Dynamo Minsk of the KHL.

Is a former Soviet footballer and a current Ukrainian coach. He earned 21 caps for the USSR national

Is a former Soviet footballer and a current Ukrainian coach. He earned 21 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1972.