Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career Ivanov played for Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia,

Is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career Ivanov played for Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and German Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian football defender and a football coach. He manages Dnipro Dniprope

Is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian football defender and a football coach. He manages Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk reserves. Gorilyi played for a number of teams based in USSR including Tavriya Simferopol, Dinamo Kiev, Zenit Leningrad and Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, as well as for Israeli side Hapoel Haifa.

Is a retired sprint canoer from USSR. Morozov trained at Armed Forces sports society in Krasnovodsk

Is a retired sprint canoer from USSR. Morozov trained at Armed Forces sports society in Krasnovodsk and later in Kiev.

Was a Russian chess master and theoretician. Born in Moscow, he was one of the strongest masters in

Was a Russian chess master and theoretician. Born in Moscow, he was one of the strongest masters in his home town around 1900.In 1899, he tied for 6-7th in Moscow (1st Russian Championship, Mikhail Chigorin won). In 1900 he won the first Moscow City Champ

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1982 for FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Pskov-747 Pskov.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Pskov-747 Pskov.

Is a Croat water polo player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956

Is a Croat water polo player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Ivkovic was part of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the 1952 tournament. He played two matches.

Is a Greek-Serbian professional basketball player. He is 2.04 m (6 ft 8 ¼ in) tall and he weighs 98

Is a Greek-Serbian professional basketball player. He is 2.04 m (6 ft 8 ¼ in) tall and he weighs 98 kg (215 lbs). He plays at the small forward position. He is also the son of the famous late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Jankovic. He is cu

Is a Croatian handball player.He played for the Croatia national handball team at the 1996 Summer Ol

Is a Croatian handball player.He played for the Croatia national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal.

Is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for FC Vihren Sandanski. He is a central forward. Vladimir Kabra

Is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for FC Vihren Sandanski. He is a central forward. Vladimir Kabranov is a son of Kostadin Kabranov - shooter number one of Belasitsa for all time in Bulgarian first division. Vladimir was raised in Belasitsa's youth team

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Dunav Ruse as a forward.

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Dunav Ruse as a forward.

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals o

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

A Russian football manager and former Soviet international player. He played 163 games in the USSR c

A Russian football manager and former Soviet international player. He played 163 games in the USSR championships and scored 17 goals.Eshtrekov made his debut for USSR on February 17, 1971 in a friendly against Mexico.

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently under contract for Moldovan side FC Iskra-Stal Rîbnita.

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently under contract for Moldovan side FC Iskra-Stal Rîbnita.

Is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in

Is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is an Ukrainian–born Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Italian Serie A team A.S. Bari, o

Is an Ukrainian–born Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Italian Serie A team A.S. Bari, on loan from Sampdoria. He is most known for his strong performance in the in the 2009 Under-20 World Cup, scoring 5 goals for the Hungarian team.

Is a former professional hockey player who played his entire NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings.

Is a former professional hockey player who played his entire NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, he had played for Soviet club HC CSKA Moscow. His career was ended in a limousine accident just six days after the Red Wings 1997 Stanley Cup v

Was a Russian football player.Mishin played his only game for Russia on May 4, 1913 in a friendly ag

Was a Russian football player.Mishin played his only game for Russia on May 4, 1913 in a friendly against Sweden.

Was a featherweight amateur boxer. He became the first boxer of the USSR to win a gold medal at Olym

Was a featherweight amateur boxer. He became the first boxer of the USSR to win a gold medal at Olympics.[2] He won gold in Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in the featherweight division (– 57 kg). During his career Safronov won 564 fights

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Academia Dimitrovgrad.

Is a football midfielder from the Bulgaria currently playing for PFC Cherno More Varna. He was raise

Is a football midfielder from the Bulgaria currently playing for PFC Cherno More Varna. He was raised in Cherno More's youth teams.

A Belarus born, South African long distance runner, who competed for the Soviet Union at the maratho

A Belarus born, South African long distance runner, who competed for the Soviet Union at the marathon of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he finished in fourth place, thirty seconds behind countryman and bronze medalist Setymkul Dzhumanazarov. Kotov has a very long career in athletics, during which he won the Eindhoven Marathon for instance, on October 13, 1991, and the Belgrade Marathon on April 22, 1995. He now lives in South Africa, where he is popular for winning the Comrades Marathon three times (2000, 2002, 2004), setting the "Up Run" record in 2000.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Torpedo (Gorky)

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Torpedo (Gorky).

Is retired Russian ice-hockey player (defender) and former head coach of team Russia. As a player Kr

Is retired Russian ice-hockey player (defender) and former head coach of team Russia. As a player Krikunov played for Dinamo Riga and PHC Krylya Sovetov of Moscow. During his coaching career he coached HC Dynamo Moscow and team Russia.