Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a French association footballer of Algerian descent,[1] he plays for FC Grenchen. Boumelaha began

Is a French association footballer of Algerian descent,[1] he plays for FC Grenchen. Boumelaha began his career with FC Saint-Louis, he moved then to FC Basel and later to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2002 but made two appearance for the club before joined to VfB Stuttgart in 2004. He failed to break into the first team there, also, signed for HJK Helsinki where he played 1 gam over the course of the 2005/06 season. He then moved to Switzerland with SR Delémont in January 2006 where play 19 games.

An Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for SR Delémont in the Swiss Cha

An Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for SR Delémont in the Swiss Challenge League.[1]Boumelaha was capped by Algeria at the junior level while he played for FC Sochaux II

Was a French football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Was a French football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.

Is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.

Is a famous Lithuanian athlete. He won two gold medals in the Summer Olympics, both in the discus th

Is a famous Lithuanian athlete. He won two gold medals in the Summer Olympics, both in the discus throw. The first was in the 2000 and the second in 2004. In 2007, he was appointed as UNESCO Champion for Sport. His personal record is 73.88 meters (242 ft

Is a Filipino former basketball coach and player. He is the son of University of the East founder Dr

Is a Filipino former basketball coach and player. He is the son of University of the East founder Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan Sr. He also coached the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs to a dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 (from 0-2) championship victory over the Alaska Milk

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for ADO Den Haag. Teixeira is a defender who was born in Den

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for ADO Den Haag. Teixeira is a defender who was born in Den Haag and made his debut in professional football, being part of the ADO Den Haag squad in the 1992-93 season.

Was an Italian football (soccer) striker and later a coach.He played for F.C. Vado (won in 1922 firs

Was an Italian football (soccer) striker and later a coach.He played for F.C. Vado (won in 1922 first Coppa Italia edition, scoring decisive goal in final) and played also for Hellas Verona F.C., Genoa C.F.C. (148 matches and 84 goal scored), Inter Milan in 1932, S.S. Lazio in 1934, Savona in Serie C and closed his career in Serie D with Cavese. With the Italian national football team he got 28 international caps, scored 11 goals, played in the 1924 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an Argentine chess master.He played 13 times in Argentine Chess Championship, in the period 1928

Was an Argentine chess master.He played 13 times in Argentine Chess Championship, in the period 1928–1959. He was a winner of Torneo Mayor in 1930, but lost a match for the title to Isaias Pleci (4 : 6) in 1931.

A former Italian footballer. He played 97 times for Internazionale and scored 4 goals for the club.

A former Italian footballer. He played 97 times for Internazionale and scored 4 goals for the club. Fossati was the first Captain of Inter and also the first Inter player to play with Italian national team.Fossati's career was ended by World War I. He died in 1918 during a battle of World War I between the Italian and Austrian armies.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan

Is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She medaled in two swimming events as a 17-year old, winning a Gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a Bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke.

Was a British equestriancompetitor who achieved many notable successes in the 1980's, including winn

Was a British equestriancompetitor who achieved many notable successes in the 1980's, including winning the Individual European Eventing title on 3 consecutive occasions, 1985, 1987 and 1989. A feat which has never been equalled before or since.

Is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surpr

Is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona).

Is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.Between 2002 and 2004

Is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.Between 2002 and 2004 Virginia and Paola reached nine consecutive Grand Slam finals (won five, lost four) and they reached at least the semi-finals of the last twelve Grand Slam tournaments they played in (winning run came to an end when they lost in the Wimbledon semi-finals).

Is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and tur

Is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned pro in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.

Is a female archer from France.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Arnold finished her ranking ro

Is a female archer from France.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Arnold finished her ranking round with a total of 626 points. This gave her the 39th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Khatuna Lorig in the first round. Lorig wo

Is a French professional racing cyclist.

Is a French professional racing cyclist.

Is the premier synchronized swimming athlete of Paraguay. Her participation in the South American Ga

Is the premier synchronized swimming athlete of Paraguay. Her participation in the South American Games (ODESUR) in Medellin marked the historical debut of Paraguay in that discipline.

Is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was born in Albi. As a junior she won th

Is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was born in Albi. As a junior she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships with a career-best time of 23.36 seconds. She also competed at the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[1]

Is a French tennis player. On February 11, 2008 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World

Is a French tennis player. On February 11, 2008 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 24. She has won one doubles title, and two singles title. As of October 8, 2007, she had won more than $1,219,211 in prize money, and was ranked #27 in the world.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Is a retired Lithuanian professional football player who played for FK Žalgiris Vilnius in the Sovi

Is a retired Lithuanian professional football player who played for FK Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet Top League and Lithuanian A Lyga as well as FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod the Russian Premier League.

Is a Lithuanian basketball player. He played for the Lithuania national team and for Lithuania Under

Is a Lithuanian basketball player. He played for the Lithuania national team and for Lithuania Under-22 national team, taking part in Eurobasket 1997, World Championship 1998, Eurobasket 1999, and 2003, where he took the Gold. He won also the gold medal a

Is a retired football defender from Paraguay.Cáceres started his career in the regional league team

Is a retired football defender from Paraguay.Cáceres started his career in the regional league team from the San Pedro Department and arrived in Asunción at the start of 1984 and signed for Club Guaraní. He soon made an impact and helped the team capture