Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an equestrian from the United Kingdom and Olympic champion.

Was an equestrian from the United Kingdom and Olympic champion.

Was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 an

Was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC. Hill-Wood made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1919 seaon when he took 2 wickets and scored a total of

Was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Olimpia in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Olimpia in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has also being a member for the Honduras national football team since 2006.

An Argentine soccer player who currently plays for Elche CF of Spain's Segunda División as a goalke

An Argentine soccer player who currently plays for Elche CF of Spain's Segunda División as a goalkeeper.Caballero played for Argentina at Under 20 level in 2001, helping Argentina to win the FIFA World Youth Championship. In 2004 he participated in the matches leading up to the gold medal triumph of his native Argentine squad during the 2004 Summer Olympics, consisting of matches versus Costa Rica in the quarter-final, Italy in the semi-final, and the final against Paraguay.

A former boxer and three time world champion. Nicknamed "Bazooka", Gómez had one of the highest kno

A former boxer and three time world champion. Nicknamed "Bazooka", Gómez had one of the highest knockout win percentages in professional boxing, winning 88 percent of his bouts by knockout.

Is a former Salvadoran football (soccer) player. His position is Defender.Wilfredo Iraheta has had a

Is a former Salvadoran football (soccer) player. His position is Defender.Wilfredo Iraheta has had a long and wonderful career playing in El Salvador. Wilfredo Iraheta was sturdy defender whose strength in the air and tackling made instant success, also gaining a spot in the national squad on several occasions.

Is a Venezuelan football defender who made a total number of 36 appearances for the Venezuela nation

Is a Venezuelan football defender who made a total number of 36 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 1997 and 2008. He started his professional career at Deportivo Tachira.

Is a professional boxer. Wilfredo began boxing professionally in 1994, and has faced a number of tou

Is a professional boxer. Wilfredo began boxing professionally in 1994, and has faced a number of tough opponents in his 13 year career, such as Zab Judah, Martese Logan, and Emanuel Augustus. He has challenged for a number of minor titles, winning the WBA

Is a retired Uruguayan professional basketball player. In the FIBA World Championship of 1982, playi

Is a retired Uruguayan professional basketball player. In the FIBA World Championship of 1982, playing for Uruguay national basketball team, he was the first scorer of the tournament in average, having 24 points per game. At the Olympic Games in Los Angel

A boxer born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He is a former World Champion at three different weights, Ban

A boxer born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He is a former World Champion at three different weights, Bantamweight, Super bantamweight and Featherweight

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Vázquez is the son of former world champion Wilfredo Vázquez

Is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Vázquez is the son of former world champion Wilfredo Vázquez. Vázquez debuted as a professional in 2006, against Octavious Davis in a fight that he won by knockout. Following his debut he fought during five consecutiv

Is a french-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently playing for Paris-Levallois Basket. He

Is a french-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently playing for Paris-Levallois Basket. He is also a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team. Aka competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time a

Is a retired French decathlete. He finished sixth at the 1999 World Championships and twentieth at t

Is a retired French decathlete. He finished sixth at the 1999 World Championships and twentieth at the 2000 Olympic Games. His personal best result was 8312 points, achieved in May 1999 in Arles.

Is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three S

Is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a gold in 1996 and a bronze in 1992.

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Somerset. He was born in Long Ashton

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Somerset. He was born in Long Ashton and died in Frenchay. Kempe made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1919 season, against Derbyshire.

Was an Irish cricketer. He made his debut for Ireland against Philadelphia in August 1908 and went o

Was an Irish cricketer. He made his debut for Ireland against Philadelphia in August 1908 and went onto play for them on four occasions, the last coming against Scotland in July 1909. Three of his four matches had first-class status.

Is a French-born Guadeloupean soccer player currently without a club. Loizeau plays primarily on the

Is a French-born Guadeloupean soccer player currently without a club. Loizeau plays primarily on the right and left wings for Guadeloupe, but also as a central attacking midfielder. Loizeau made his Guadeloupe National Team debut at the Final Round of the 2006-07 Caribbean Cup that was played in January 2007 in Trinidad & Tobago. His debut match was on January 14, 2007, a 2-1 win over Cuba .

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur f

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for FC Bourg-Péronnas. He played on the professional level in Scottish Football League First Division for Raith Rovers F.C..

Is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for Centro Deportivo Olmedo in the Ecuador. He recentl

Is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for Centro Deportivo Olmedo in the Ecuador. He recently played for Deportivo Quito.

Is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He is currently on the 40

Is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He is currently on the 40-man roster.

Is a German skeleton racer who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won two medals in the men's skeleton e

Is a German skeleton racer who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won two medals in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1998 and a bronze in 1999.

A retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmege

A retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen for eleven years (1985-1996). Later on he became an assistant at the club.

Is a Belgian road bicycle racer who rides for Silence-Lotto in the UCI ProTour.

Is a Belgian road bicycle racer who rides for Silence-Lotto in the UCI ProTour.

Is a French footballer currently playing at Standard de Liège. His brother Stéphane Dalmat plays a

Is a French footballer currently playing at Standard de Liège. His brother Stéphane Dalmat plays at Sochaux from season 2007-08. He played along with his elder brother in Spain's Racing Santander in season 2005-06, where he joined from loan.