Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a Bosnian chess player who holds the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title.

Is a Bosnian chess player who holds the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title.

Is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 19

Is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian professional tennis player.Manasieva began competing on the ITF women's circuit in Sept

Is a Russian professional tennis player.Manasieva began competing on the ITF women's circuit in September 2005, soon after her sixteenth birthday, and had risen to World No. 152 by January 28, 2008.

Was an American Champion Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who lead all trainers in the United State

Was an American Champion Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who lead all trainers in the United States in wins four times. Born in Gallatin, Tennessee, he was widely known as "Tennessee Wright." His major race wins included the 1953 Florida Derby with Mone

Is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Andersen has played in a number of countr

Is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Andersen has played in a number of countries, including most Scandinavian and British nations.

Is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls

Is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Alf Hansen, Rolf Thorsen, and Lars Bjønness.

Is a switch-hitting catcher and first baseman for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He

Is a switch-hitting catcher and first baseman for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He was signed by the Indians as an amateur free agent in 1996 and after a pair of minor league MVP awards and batting titles in 2001 and 2002, he made his debut with Cleveland as a September call-up on September 10, 2002.In 2003, Martfnez was busy between Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and the Indians. He finished with a combined .315 batting average, hitting at a .349 clip in August and September with the big club. Exhibiting knowledge of the strike zone and an ability to make contact,

An American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2004

An American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2004-2006 Four Continents Champion, and 2004-2008 US National Champion.Benjamin Agosto started skating at age six, after receiving a pair of ice skates for his birthday. Early in his career, he was coached by Susie Wynne. He teamed up first with Katie Hill, skating with her on the novice and junior levels, including internationally. They skated out of Midwestern Section. When that partnership ended, Agosto moved from Chicago to Michigan in 1998 to train under Igor Shpilband, who teamed him up with his new partner.

A wrestler from Belarus who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

A wrestler from Belarus who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 11 seasons before

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 11 seasons before joining the National Hockey League (NHL), where he played with the New Jersey Devils and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings.

A Belarusian chess master.He won 11 times Belarusian Chess Championship (from 1965 to 2006). He also

A Belarusian chess master.He won 11 times Belarusian Chess Championship (from 1965 to 2006). He also won twice Baltic Chess Championship (1973 and 1974), and Rubinstein Memorial at Polanica-Zdrój 1983.

Is the current Minister of Sport in Russia, chair of the WADA Athletes Committee,[1] and a former ic

Is the current Minister of Sport in Russia, chair of the WADA Athletes Committee,[1] and a former ice hockey defenseman, considered one of the best defensemen of all time, a long-time captain for the Soviet Union national team. He was voted one of six pla

Is a former field hockey player from Tajikistan, who won the bronze medal with the Soviet national t

Is a former field hockey player from Tajikistan, who won the bronze medal with the Soviet national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for SK

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for SKA St. Petersburg. He also played for the Soviet team during the 1987 Rendez-vous '87 against the NHL All-Stars.

Was a Ukrainain professional footballer who won the Soviet Cup in 1961 and 1962 with Shakhtyor Stali

Was a Ukrainain professional footballer who won the Soviet Cup in 1961 and 1962 with Shakhtyor Stalino. He died from cancer on 11 June 2009, at the age of 75.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for SK

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for SKA St. Petersburg. He also played for the Soviet team during the 1972 Summit Series against Canada.

Was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and a World Correspondence Chess

Was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and a World Correspondence Chess Champion. He was also a chess writer and editor.

Is a Ukrainian football midfielder currently playing for Ukrainian Second League club Kremin. Viache

Is a Ukrainian football midfielder currently playing for Ukrainian Second League club Kremin. Viacheslav Ivanov began his football career in CYSS Shakhtar in Donetsk. He signed with FC Kremin Kremenchuk during 2009 summer transfer window.

Is a former Ukrainian figure skater. He represented the USSR until its fall. After that, he represen

Is a former Ukrainian figure skater. He represented the USSR until its fall. After that, he represented Ukraine.Zagorodniuk was initially coached by Galina Zmievskaya and later worked with Valentin Nikolaev. Over the course of his career, Zagorodniuk won

Is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summe

Is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 1996 Summe

Is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996, where she won a bronze medal in 50 m freestyle.

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the 30 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Is an Australian former association footballer. He is the father of Oliver Bozanic. Bozanic played f

Is an Australian former association footballer. He is the father of Oliver Bozanic. Bozanic played for Polonia Adelaide before moving to West Adelaide in the National Soccer League. He later played for NSL clubs APIA and St George. Bozanic played one full