Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a Bulgarian footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Botev Plovdiv.Velinov previously p

Is a Bulgarian footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Botev Plovdiv.Velinov previously played for Vihren Sandanski and Marek Dupnitsa in the A PFG.

Is a former World No. 1 American tennis player and the current two time defending Wimbledon Singles

Is a former World No. 1 American tennis player and the current two time defending Wimbledon Singles Champion and the reigning Doubles Champion. She is currently ranked World No. 6.A 14 year veteran on tour, Venus Williams has won 39 career WTA Tour titles, which includes 16 Grand Slam titles - seven in singles, seven in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles.

Is a Croatian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 60.73 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Rijek

Is a Croatian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 60.73 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Rijeka.

Is an Italian professional racing cyclist.Carrara was born in Alzano Lombardo and joined the G.S. Va

Is an Italian professional racing cyclist.Carrara was born in Alzano Lombardo and joined the G.S. Valoti Arredamenti at the age of seven. Since then she has become a multiple world champion in the points race, but despite her track cycling success she als

Is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally pop

Is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles.Cáslavská is the most decorated Czech gymnast in history and is one of only two female gymnasts, along with Soviet Larissa Latynina, to win the all-around gold medal at two consecutive Olympics.

Was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she was a member

Was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she was a member of the Hungarian relay team which finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition as well as in the 400

A professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned

A professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. As of August 25, 2008, she is ranked World No. 10. The highest ranking of her career was World No. 9, first achieved on August 9, 2004.Zvonareva has won six WTA Tour singles titles, four WTA Tour doubles titles and two ITF Women's Circuit singles titles. In her first few years on the professional tour, she became known for her fragile psyche, often breaking down in tears during matches. Critics cited her unstable emotions as a reason why her results may have fallen short of her expectations. Her first Grand Slam quarterfinal came at the 2003 French Open after defeating Venus Williams in the fourth round. Of her six singles titles

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Winter Olympics and in the 1

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Winter Olympics and in the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Is a Yugoslav fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Yugoslav fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was an English swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1988. She finished seventh in th

Was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1988. She finished seventh in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.Klimková's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the 10 km event at Seefeld in 1985. Her best World Cup career finish was fifth in a 5 km event in Czechoslovakia in 1985.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.

Is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.

Was a British-Czech chess player who gained renown as the world's first women's chess champion.She w

Was a British-Czech chess player who gained renown as the world's first women's chess champion.She won the first Women's World Championship in 1927 and successfully defended her title 6 times in every other championship in her lifetime, and only lost one game, while winning 78 and drawing 4 games.

Is an equestrian from Ukraine and Olympic champion.

Is an equestrian from Ukraine and Olympic champion.

Is a Russian chess player with the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM).She was raised near Tomsk in wester

Is a Russian chess player with the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM).She was raised near Tomsk in western Siberia, but nowadays her family reside in Novosibirsk. Her mother Tatiana taught the infant Nebolsina the basic moves at the age of four and introduced

The current Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian s

The current Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian softball champion, golfing contender, and curling champion. She has been inducted into both the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame and the Canadian Curling H

Was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia. She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1962,

Was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia. She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4. Suková was a women's singles semifinalist at the French Championships in 1957 and 1963. She teamed with Jirí Javor

Is a pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. She was born in Pardubice.

Is a pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. She was born in Pardubice.

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 she was part of th

Was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 she was part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first rou

Is a Hungarian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. She finished 75th in the 10 km event

Is a Hungarian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. She finished 75th in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Viczián finished 81st in the inidividual sprint event

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Skating for Dynamo Kiev, Vera Bryndzei wo

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Skating for Dynamo Kiev, Vera Bryndzei won a silver medal at the Soviet Sprint Championships in 1975. One week earlier, she had finished seventh at the Soviet Allround Championships. She would eve

Is a Russian pair skater. She competes with Yuri Larionov. They are the 2010 Russian bronze medalist

Is a Russian pair skater. She competes with Yuri Larionov. They are the 2010 Russian bronze medalists and 2007 World Junior silver medalists.

Is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Ru

Is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia.In 2005 she reached her first WTA singles final at Eastbourne where she finished runner up to former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters of Belgium. Two years later, she reached her second at the Nordea Nordic Light Open, losing in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwanska. In 2006, she changed her family name into Dushevina.

Is a female former badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the

Is a female former badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s.

A former professional American football player who played wide receiver, tight end, running back and

A former professional American football player who played wide receiver, tight end, running back and special teams for twelve seasons for five different teams in the National Football League and the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. A first-round draft choice in 1956, he was selected by the reigning NFL champion Cleveland Browns, who picked thirteenth. The Browns used him primarily as a halfback in his rookie year, when he gained 756 yards on 188 carries while averaging 25.4 yds/touch on 15 kickoff returns. In 1957-1959, he was used mainly as a receiver, where in four years he accrued 1,366 yards and 5 tds. With the Pittsburgh Steelers