Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer and is currently the team manager of the UCI ProT

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer and is currently the team manager of the UCI ProTour Ag2r-La Mondiale cycling team. Lavenu had been competing as an amateur in France for the Parisian amateur team La-Motte-Servolex and had been in contact with Jean-Pierre Danguillaume of the COOP-Mercier team and Jean de Gribaldy of the Skil Sem team about becoming a professional but it was not until the autumn of 1982 when Pierre Rivory and Michel Nedelec turned the elite amateur team Pelussin into a professional team that they contact Lavenu with the offer of becoming professional.

Is a French former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint disciplines, twice winning the team s

Is a French former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint disciplines, twice winning the team sprint world championship as part of the France team in 1997 and 1998.

Is a French Canadian professional hockey player and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of

Is a French Canadian professional hockey player and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.Vincent Lecavalier was drafted first overall by Tampa Bay in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, during which new Lightning owner Art Williams proclaimed that Lecavalier would be "the Michael Jordan of hockey".On March 1, 2000[2], following his sophomore season, he was named captain, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years and 11 months (since surpassed by Sidney Crosby). Previously,

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Lecrubier also finished seventh in

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Lecrubier also finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is an English former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Bartram's first professiona

Is an English former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Bartram's first professional club was Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1985 who signed him from non-league, making his first team debut on 23 August 1986 in a 2-1 home defeat to Cambridge United, that marked the club's first-ever game in the fourth tier.

Is a former professional Slovak ice hockey player.He was a player of HC Košice (the most successful

Is a former professional Slovak ice hockey player.He was a player of HC Košice (the most successful player in history of the team - 14 seasons, 518 games, 393 goals), HC Dukla Jihlava, SC Rosenheim, WEV Wien, Kirkcaldy, HC Streatham Redskins in London and

Is an American boxer and is a fringe contender in the heavyweight division. Maddalone, a hard-hittin

Is an American boxer and is a fringe contender in the heavyweight division. Maddalone, a hard-hitting brawler, turned pro in 1999 and is a popular fighter that is often featured on ESPN. He suffered his first loss against former titlist Alfred Cole, and l

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Angers SCO.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Angers SCO.

Is a retired professional footballer who played for Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Portsmouth, Leeds Un

Is a retired professional footballer who played for Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City and Exeter City.[2] He was one the first established black players in English football.

Is a French basketball player , who plays at N°5 (2.05 m).

Is a French basketball player , who plays at N°5 (2.05 m).

Tancred, along with his brothers Bernard and Louis, showed cricketing talent from a young age and be

Tancred, along with his brothers Bernard and Louis, showed cricketing talent from a young age and began playing for the Pretoria based Union Club while pursuing a legal career. Under the coaching of Albert Trott, Tancred developed into one of the best cri

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He aws a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Otago. H

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He aws a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Otago. He was born in Dunedin and died in Christchurch. McCarten made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1944-45 season, against Canterbury.

Is a French football defensive midfielder who currently plays for Czech club SK Hlavice on loan from

Is a French football defensive midfielder who currently plays for Czech club SK Hlavice on loan from FK SIAD Most. Mendy made his professional league debut at the age of 19, on 1 April 2007, starting for FK SIAD Most in a 0-0 draw with FK Teplice during the 2006-07 season of the Gambrinus liga, the top league in the Czech Republic.[3]

Is a professional tennis player.

Is a professional tennis player.

Is an Irish professional snooker player. After being a successful junior player (he was a European U

Is an Irish professional snooker player. After being a successful junior player (he was a European Under-19 Championship finalist in 2007), he became a professional in 2008. Despite some good performances throughout the 2008/2009 season including losing n

Is a French defender. He currently plays for Monaco.

Is a French defender. He currently plays for Monaco.

Is French football player who currently plays for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard of the French Ligue 1.

Is French football player who currently plays for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard of the French Ligue 1.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semfinals of the K-1 1000 m event.

Is a Nigerian-Togolese football striker, who plays for the CA Bizertin in the CLP-1. Tchalla began h

Is a Nigerian-Togolese football striker, who plays for the CA Bizertin in the CLP-1. Tchalla began his career by ASKO Kara and joined in summer 2008 to Tunisia who signed for Club Africain, he scored in his first season in the CLP-1 five goals, on 21 Nove

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler who pl

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler who played for Somerset, Leicestershire and Derbyshire during a five-year first-class career. Clarke first played for Somerset during the 1993 Second XI Championship season, making a tenacious debut against Derbyshire batting somewhat down the order. He moved to Leicestershire for a short stint in 1995, and to Derbyshire in 1997.

Is a former English cricketer. Winn was a right-handed batsman. Winn made his List-A debut for Hunti

Is a former English cricketer. Winn was a right-handed batsman. Winn made his List-A debut for Huntingdonshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against Bedfordshire.

An award-winning American football player. Young is the current starting quarterback for the Nationa

An award-winning American football player. Young is the current starting quarterback for the National Football League's Tennessee Titans. Young played college football for The University of Texas.As a junior in college, Young finished second behind Reggie Bush in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, but did win the prestigous Davey O'Brien Award which is given annually to the best collegiate quarterback in the nation. Following the Heisman voting, Young led his team to a BCS National Championship against the defending BCS national champion, University of Southern California, in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The game was called one of the most-anticipated games in the history of college football. In 2006, ESPN named Young as the 10th best college football player of all time.[2] Texas retired Young's jersey on August 30, 2008.

Is an English-born film actor and ex-footballer, having represented Wales. He has capitalised on his

Is an English-born film actor and ex-footballer, having represented Wales. He has capitalised on his tough man image as a footballer and is now known as an actor for his aggressive style and intimidating demeanour.Jones was born in Watford to a father who worked as a gamekeeper. He started his football career in 1984 at Alliance Premier League side Wealdstone, during which time he combined playing football with being a hod carrier. He played one season with second-level Swedish club IFK Holmsund in 1986 and helped them win the league.

Was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154lb) division. Known as "The Ambassador", Pett

Was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154lb) division. Known as "The Ambassador", Pettway turned pro in 1984 and challenged Gianfranco Rosi for the IBF Light Middleweight Title in 1994, but scored a technical draw and thus didn't capture th

Is a French football (soccer) goalkeeper. He currently plays for SM Caen.

Is a French football (soccer) goalkeeper. He currently plays for SM Caen.