Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the N

Is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. After playing in the Russian Super League for Torpedo Yaroslavl, Vishnevskiy was drafted 5th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

An Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper, currently plays for A.S. Bari.

An Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper, currently plays for A.S. Bari.

Is a retired Kazakh athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles.

Is a retired Kazakh athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres hurdles.

Actor who is also a former world Middleweight boxing champion.

Actor who is also a former world Middleweight boxing champion.

Is an Italian weightlifter. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg di

Is an Italian weightlifter. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing fourteenth with 247 kg. This beat his previous personal best by 12 kg.

Is a former Italian road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1956 to 1962. In the 1958 Tour de

Is a former Italian road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1956 to 1962. In the 1958 Tour de France, he finished second. The 1958 Tour de France has been compared to the 2006 Tour de France: Both Charly Gaul and Floyd Landis were favourites halfway

Is an American professional wrestler, of Italian origin, best known for his work in World Championsh

Is an American professional wrestler, of Italian origin, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling as Big Vito and more recently World Wrestling Entertainment and working for their "developmental territories" Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep S

An Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arsenal.Mannone was signed by Arsène Wenger

An Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arsenal.Mannone was signed by Arsène Wenger during the summer of 2005, joining the Gunners from Atalanta on a three-year deal for a £350,000 compensation fee, as the player had not yet signed a professional contract with the Italian side. He made his Arsenal debut in a pre-season friendly against Barnet on July 16, 2005, as Arsenal ran out 4-1 winners.On August 18, 2006, Mannone was sent out on a three-month loan to Barnsley, where he was expected to challenge Nick Colgan for the number-one spot.[1] Mannone's time at Barnsley was not a happy one - on his debut away to Preston North End on September 22, 2006, he came on as a substitute after Colgan was sent off and gifted Preston the winning goal,

Is an Italian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarte

Is an Italian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Horace Gwynne.

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian former road cyclist. Born in Avezzano, he made his professional debut in 1961. In the

Was an Italian former road cyclist. Born in Avezzano, he made his professional debut in 1961. In the same year he won the Giro di Lombardia. During the 1964 Tour de France, he was accused of causing other cyclists to fall, leading to a fight with Spanish

Is a Lithuanian professional footballer, who plays in the Estonian Meistriliiga for FC Narva Trans.

Is a Lithuanian professional footballer, who plays in the Estonian Meistriliiga for FC Narva Trans. He plays the position of defender and is 1.88 m tall and weighs 85 kg.

Is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for PFC Litex Lovech as a goalkeeper.

Is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for PFC Litex Lovech as a goalkeeper.

A professional Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He's the K-1 Brazil 2005 and K-1 Turkey

A professional Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He's the K-1 Brazil 2005 and K-1 Turkey 2007 Super Heavyweight tournament

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. Castro made his profes

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. Castro made his professional debut in a 5-2 home win against Centro Sportivo Alagoano in the Brazilian Cup on January 1, 2007.

Or simply Juninho is a Brazilian association football player, currently playing for the MLS team Los

Or simply Juninho is a Brazilian association football player, currently playing for the MLS team Los Angeles Galaxy, on loan from Brazilian club São Paulo. He joins the U.S club along with 2 fellow Brazilians, Alex Cazumba and Leonardo from the same club,

Is a Brazilian football player . He previously played for FK Partizan as a forward.

Is a Brazilian football player . He previously played for FK Partizan as a forward.

Is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best kn

Is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500.After participating in an open test for Panther Racing at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002, he made his Indy Racing League debut with Team Menard on August 11, 2002 at Kentucky Speedway. A little over a month later, Vitor won his first career pole at Texas Motor Speedway just after four starts and finished a very respectable third.In 2003, Meira ran his first start of the year for Team Menard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where he finished 12th as a rookie in the Indianapolis 500 Meira then ran the next seven races in the #2 Johns Manville powered Dallara Chevrolet, until a practice crash at Kentucky Speedway sidelined him for the next three races. After recovering from his wrist injury he suffered at Kentucky, Vitor ran the final two races of the season.

Known only as Valente is a Portuguese football goalkeeper. He played for a number of Portuguese club

Known only as Valente is a Portuguese football goalkeeper. He played for a number of Portuguese clubs both in the Portuguese Liga and Liga de Honra. He played in FC Porto but was only a substitute to the Portuguese star Vitor Baía.

Is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for CS Otopeni loaned from the Romanian first league si

Is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for CS Otopeni loaned from the Romanian first league side CFR Cluj. "Vitinha", was traded to CFR during the winter of 2006–07 from Póvoa de Lanhoso called Maria de Fonte. Vitinha is a left back.

Is a Portuguese international footballer who currently plays for A.S. Roma in the Italian first divi

Is a Portuguese international footballer who currently plays for A.S. Roma in the Italian first division, as a left defender.Antunes made his official Roma debut on December 12, 2007, during the UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United, and w

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1's Olympique de Marseille, as a central def

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1's Olympique de Marseille, as a central defender.

Is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist .The championship was on the car race circuit

Is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist .The championship was on the car race circuit at Imola, Italy. He broke clear with 93 km still to ride. He finished 10 minutes ahead of the field, helped in the peloton by his Italian team-mates and al

Was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics

Was an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished 18th in the alpine skiing combined event.

Is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinar

Is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the New York Knicks in the NBA.