Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was an equestrian and Olympic champion from Russia. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the Sov

Was an equestrian and Olympic champion from Russia. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the Soviet team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

A midfielder, currently part of the Djurgårdens IF squad.He joined the club from the junior squad a

A midfielder, currently part of the Djurgårdens IF squad.He joined the club from the junior squad at the start of the 2007 season, but is still to make his Allsvenskan debut for DIF.

Is an Icelandic football Midfielder, who currently it the captain of FH Hafnarfjörður. He hasn't b

Is an Icelandic football Midfielder, who currently it the captain of FH Hafnarfjörður. He hasn't been one of the better known Icelandic footballers for this productive era of talent but no results for Iceland. He has played at his prime in ligue 1 of Norwegian football with lillestrom he has represented his nation only on 5 occasions.

Is a German footballer who plays for Hannover 96 II. He is the younger brother of Eugen Bopp.

Is a German footballer who plays for Hannover 96 II. He is the younger brother of Eugen Bopp.

A former Russian international footballer.Bulatov spent the prime years of his career at Spartak Mos

A former Russian international footballer.Bulatov spent the prime years of his career at Spartak Moscow. Apart from Spartak, Bulatov played for various Russian clubs, including Torpedo Moscow, Terek Grozny, Alania Vladikavkaz and had two spells at Krylia Sovetov. In summer 2007 as experienced player he moved to kazakh champions Astana[1] to streghten the club in forthcoming Champions League journey.

Is a Belarusian chess master.At the beginning of his career, he won individual gold medal at Ybbs 19

Is a Belarusian chess master.At the beginning of his career, he won individual gold medal at Ybbs 1968 (the 15th World Student Team Chess Championshion. He was twice the winner of the Belarusian Chess Championship in 1972 and 2003. He also placed first at Wijk aan Zee (Masters' tournament) 1977, Kirovakan 1978 (jointly), Reykjavik 1980, Plovdiv 1980, Medina del Campo 1980,[3] and Hastings International Chess Congress in 1981/82.

Is a Soviet-born Russian sprint canoer who won competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won

Is a Soviet-born Russian sprint canoer who won competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 1000 m events.

Is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national te

Is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe.

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with the Linköpings HC in the Elitserien.

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently playing with the Linköpings HC in the Elitserien.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. He has played in the club since 2006 - and hi

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. He has played in the club since 2006 - and his two brothers David and Rasmus are also a part of the squad.Elm's debut in the Swedish national team came against USA on January 13, 2008. He scored a winning goal for Kalmar against Feyenoord in their first encounter in the first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.

Was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 Hackberg fin

Was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 Hackberg finished 13th in the hammer throw competition. He also participated in the decathlon competition but retired after three events.

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

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of August 2009, he works as an assistant coach with FC Tyumen. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1987 for FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev.

Is a retired Soviet football player. Voroshilov played his only game for USSR on August 30, 1958 in

Is a retired Soviet football player. Voroshilov played his only game for USSR on August 30, 1958 in a friendly against Czechoslovakia and scored a goal in that game.

Was a Soviet and Belarusian football player. He died during a training session from heart attack.

Was a Soviet and Belarusian football player. He died during a training session from heart attack.

Is a Soviet fencer.

Is a Soviet fencer.

A retired Soviet football player.Voroshilov played his only game for USSR on August 30, 1958 in a fr

A retired Soviet football player.Voroshilov played his only game for USSR on August 30, 1958 in a friendly against Czechoslovakia and scored a goal in that game.

Is a Lithuanian-Swiss chess Grandmaster.Gavrikov shared 1st with Gintautas Piešina in the 1978 Lith

Is a Lithuanian-Swiss chess Grandmaster.Gavrikov shared 1st with Gintautas Piešina in the 1978 Lithuanian Chess Championship at Vilnius. He won the 52nd Soviet Chess Championship (with Mikhail Gurevich and Alexander Chernin) at Riga 1985, and finished 2nd (joint) in the 1986 event (Vitaly Tseshkovsky won).

Is a Russian football coach and a former Russian international footballer. Bulatov played for variou

Is a Russian football coach and a former Russian international footballer. Bulatov played for various Russian clubs, including Torpedo Moscow, Terek Grozny, Alania Vladikavkaz and had two spells at Krylia Sovetov.

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently (as of June 2008[update]) playing for PFC Montana as a goalkeepe

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently (as of June 2008[update]) playing for PFC Montana as a goalkeeper.

Was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. Bushuev competed

Was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. Bushuev competed as a Lightweight (67.5KG) and held 3 world records.

Is an Albanian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Vllaznia Shkodër. He has prevousl payed

Is an Albanian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Vllaznia Shkodër. He has prevousl payed for Ethnikos Piraeus in Greece and has been playing for Vllaznia Shkodër since 1999.

Is a former Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a former Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an am

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur. He trained at the Trud Voluntary Sports Society until 1976, later - at the Armed Forces sports society.

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an am

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur. He won the bronze medal in the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, followed by the silver medal i