Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. At 2.29m (7'5") he is one of the tallest players in

Is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. At 2.29m (7'5") he is one of the tallest players in the world. Vraneš was selected by the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. In the American professional league, he played just one game – during the 2003-04 NBA season for the Portland Trail Blazers, missing a 15-foot jumper and drawing a foul in the final three minutes in a 96-75 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a retired Bolivian football midfielder and the current manager of Nacional Potosí.At club level

Is a retired Bolivian football midfielder and the current manager of Nacional Potosí.At club level Soria was a one-club man, playing his entire career for Bolívar, where he won 8 national titles. He played in 451 games netting 52 goals. He also participated in 93 Copa Libertadores matches and scored 4 goals.

Was a Russian–American chess master.In 1896, he lost a match to Frank James Marshall (+2 –7 =2)

Was a Russian–American chess master.In 1896, he lost a match to Frank James Marshall (+2 –7 =2) in New York. He played at Ostend 1906 (elim.), took 19th at St Petersburg 1911 (Stepan Levitsky won), and tied for 14-15th at Vilna 1912 (B tournament, Karel H

Is a striker currently playing for Metalurg in the Macedonian First League.

Is a striker currently playing for Metalurg in the Macedonian First League.

Was an influential horseback riding master and the author of books on educated riding and the traini

Was an influential horseback riding master and the author of books on educated riding and the training of horses. Littauer's riding instruction was in great demand during his lifetime by both riding instructors and amateurs and he was an early, important

Is a Georgian professional basketball player.Stepania is 7 feet tall and weighs about 235 pounds. He

Is a Georgian professional basketball player.Stepania is 7 feet tall and weighs about 235 pounds. He was the first NBA player from the Republic of Georgia. Stepania has played with the Seattle SuperSonics, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, and the Portland Trail Blazers. Stepania plays center. His best season was in the 2002-2003 season with the Miami Heat in which he averaged 5.6 points and seven rebounds per game. He has scored 1,118 points in his entire career. His career high in points was 19 and took place on November 16, 2001 against the Charlotte Hornets. On November 19, 2002 against the Milwaukee Bucks he recorded a career high 15 rebounds.

A former Soviet Russian footballer.He earned 5 caps for the USSR national football team, and partici

A former Soviet Russian footballer.He earned 5 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where the Soviets were the runners-up.

Was a former Russian weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet

Was a former Russian weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a Serbian professional basketball player, currently playing for KK Crvena Zvezda.Vladimir grew up

Is a Serbian professional basketball player, currently playing for KK Crvena Zvezda.Vladimir grew up with KK Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent tow years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he play

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 Moldovan footballer currently playing for FC Zimbru Chisinau. The Moldovan International is con

Is a Moldovan footballer currently playing for FC Zimbru Chisinau. The Moldovan International is considered the best player Moldova has ever produced. He is also thought as the second best player in the WORLD, right behind his former Yverdon Sport FC team

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Beslan-FAYUR Beslan.

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Beslan-FAYUR Beslan.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trainikov also finished s

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trainikov also finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

A Belarusian professional ice hockey player winger. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall,

A Belarusian professional ice hockey player winger. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan. He

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1999 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don. He played 3 games in UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don.

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

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he works as an assistant coach with FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1983 for FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk.

Is a retired Soviet Olympic swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure i

Is a retired Soviet Olympic swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of NHL players Pavel and Valeri Bure.

Is a Russian professional football player and a coach, currently playing for FC Nizhny Novgorod. As

Is a Russian professional football player and a coach, currently playing for FC Nizhny Novgorod. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Dynamo Vologda.

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

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1992 for FC Dynamo-d Moscow.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk.

Is a Russian former swimmer who competed for the USSR and set 12 world records in the 400-meter, 800

Is a Russian former swimmer who competed for the USSR and set 12 world records in the 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1,500-meter freestyle. Nicknamed a "monster in the waves", he was the first man to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500-meter freestyle.

Was a Soviet footballer. Makarov played for clubs in Tajikistan and Ukraine from 1969 to 1977. For t

Was a Soviet footballer. Makarov played for clubs in Tajikistan and Ukraine from 1969 to 1977. For the last two years of his life, he starred at Pakhtakor Tashkent as a forward in 1978 and 1979, before he died in a mid-air plane crash in August 1979. He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1969.

Is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who won one gold medal and two silver medals at the 1992 Summe

Is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who won one gold medal and two silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and one silver medal 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta. He also won two silver medals at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rom

Is a former Croatian football goalkeeper. He was born in Hanover and started his professional career

Is a former Croatian football goalkeeper. He was born in Hanover and started his professional career at Croatian club Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 1995-96 season. He continued to play for the club in the following three seasons, being their first-choice goalkeeper in two of the three seasons.