Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished fifth in the

Was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he finished fifth in the lightweight class.

Was a German footballer.He played for the teams Union Niederrad, Eintracht Frankfurt, Berliner SV 92

Was a German footballer.He played for the teams Union Niederrad, Eintracht Frankfurt, Berliner SV 92 and BSC Brandenburg. He also played 7 times for Germany, starting in 1935.

Is an Austrian pair skater and skating event producer. During his career, he competed internationall

Is an Austrian pair skater and skating event producer. During his career, he competed internationally with partners Evelyne Schneider and Gerlinde Schönbauer, and competed at the Olympic Games with both of them.With Gerlinde Schönbauer, he represented Aus

Was a German footballer. He was a player of TuS Duisburg, and played 13 matches for the Germany nati

Was a German footballer. He was a player of TuS Duisburg, and played 13 matches for the Germany national football team, and took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Was a German track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1906 Summer Olymp

Was a German track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics. In 1906 he was part of the German team which won the gold medal in the tug of war competition.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a German breaststroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German breaststroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. He repres

Was a German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. He represented Germany once, in a friendly against Finland.

Was a Polish midfield soccer player.His career started in Szarlej - a small hamlet located near Byto

Was a Polish midfield soccer player.His career started in Szarlej - a small hamlet located near Bytom. After some years, he moved to Pogon Katowice (which no longer exists) and then changed to Cracovia Kraków - one of the best teams of interwar Poland.His debut in the Polish Soccer League was in 1934, and until 1939 Gora participated in 134 Cracovia's games, winning in 1937 the championship title. In 1935 he debuted in the Polish National Team and in 1936 was a participant in Berlin, Germany Olympic Games, where Poland was placed on 4th location. Also, he took part in the legendary 1938 FIFA World Cup game Poland - Brazil 5-6 (the match occurred on June 5, 1938 in Strasbourg, France).

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a pair of medals at the FIS Nordic World

Was a German Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a pair of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 x 10 km event in 1934 and a bronze in the nordic combined in 1935. Bogner, Sr. also finished 6th in the 4 x 10 km

Is a Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier competing for Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympi

Is a Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier competing for Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a former German tennis player. In 1962 the right-handed Bungert reached the quarter-finals of the

Is a former German tennis player. In 1962 the right-handed Bungert reached the quarter-finals of the International Australian Championships, the doubles finals of the International French Championships and the International Tennis Tournament of Monte Carl

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Favorite

Was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.

Was a German chess master.He participated in some strong tournaments. In 1897, he tied for 13-14th i

Was a German chess master.He participated in some strong tournaments. In 1897, he tied for 13-14th in Berlin (Rudolf Charousek won). In 1898, he tied for 2nd-4th in Cologne (11th DSB Kongress; Amos Burn won). In 1899, he tied for 10-11th in London (Emanuel Lasker won). In 1900, he took 6th in Munich (12th DSB Kongress; Geza Maroczy, Harry Pillsbury and Carl Schlechter won). In 1902, he took 13th in Hanover (13th DSB Kongress; Dawid Janowski won).

Was a German chess master.He was a winner at Weidenau 1937. He played several times in German Chess

Was a German chess master.He was a winner at Weidenau 1937. He played several times in German Chess Championship; took 2nd, behind Kurt Richter, at Aachen 1935, took 11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1937 (Georg Kieninger won), took 16th at Bad Oeynhausen 1939 (Erich Eliskases won), tied for 8-11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1941 (Paul Felix Schmidt and Klaus Junge won), tied for 13-14th at Weidenau 1947 (Kieninger won), tied for 12-14th at Essen 1948 (Wolfgang Unzicker won),[1] and shared 11th at Duesseldorf 1951 (Rudolf Teschner won).

Was a Norwegian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, a

Was a Norwegian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

A former German football player.Defender Giesemann was part of the West Germany squad at the 1962 FI

A former German football player.Defender Giesemann was part of the West Germany squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and played in two West German matches there. He did miss out on participation at the then forthcoming World Cup because of injury, an injury that had an effect on the duration of his ability to play top-level football in the latter stages of his career, but sustained his toughest injury just on the day of his fourteenth and last West Germany appearance.

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the equestrian team jumping event.

Is an German amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.

Is an German amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.

Was an Austrian and German football player who started his career at Admira Vienna.Hahnemann played

Was an Austrian and German football player who started his career at Admira Vienna.Hahnemann played 23 games from 1935 to 1938 for the Austria national football team and scored three goals in these appearances.

Was a German chess player and writer.Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found Berlin

Was a German chess player and writer.Hanstein was one of the Berlin Pleiades. He helped found Berliner Schachzeitung, later to become Deutsche Schachzeitung. He was a civil servant.

Was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th at Coburg 1904 (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Augustin

Was a German chess master.He tied for 12-13th at Coburg 1904 (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Augustin Neumann won), shared 1st at Bremen 1906 (Quadrangular), took 4th at Hannover 1907 (Quadrangular), won at Barmbek 1911 (Quadrangular), and took 13th at Mannheim 1914 (DSB-Congress, Hauptturnier A, B. Hallegua won).

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent ten years in the National Hockey League (N

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who spent ten years in the National Hockey League (NHL), primarily with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. Born in West Germany, Huber's family moved to Canada when he was an infant, and he has repr