Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Dutch athlete, who during his career from 1939 until 1954 for a long time was one of the world

Was a Dutch athlete, who during his career from 1939 until 1954 for a long time was one of the world’s best middle distance runners. He excelled in all distances from 1500 to 5000 metres.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Two of his brothers, André and Henk, also played water polo on the highest level, and represen

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch M

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. His older brother Harry was also a member of that team.

Is a retired judoka from The Netherlands.During his career in the 1960's and 1970's he won seven Eur

Is a retired judoka from The Netherlands.During his career in the 1960's and 1970's he won seven European titles, two world titles and two Olympic titles. His success at the 1972 Olympic Games was overshadowed by the terrorist actions that took place days before, this and other things contributed to the fact that he has not become as famous as his compatriot Anton Geesink.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olym

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Men's National Tea

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Men's National Team that finished in eighth position at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Is a South African rugby union footballer who is currently playing for Western Province in the Curri

Is a South African rugby union footballer who is currently playing for Western Province in the Currie Cup competition. He plays in the position of fly-half. Like Joost van der Westhuizen at scrum-half, de Waal is unusually big for a fly-half, but he is an intelligent player who uses the ball well, whether by hand or by foot, and most importantly, he is cool under pressure.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1928 and 193

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team th

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. His brother Peter was also part of the Holland squad, that competed in California. Van Asbeck

Was a Dutch football (soccer) player. Born in Arnhem, he played for Bayern Munich and the Netherland

Was a Dutch football (soccer) player. Born in Arnhem, he played for Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national football team. His nickname was The Cannon, but he also had the nickname "the doctor" because he was a doctor in chemistry.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. Groeneveld mad

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. Groeneveld made his first-class debut for the side during the 2009-10 CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge, against Griqualand West in October 2009. In the first innings i

Was an American basketball player and coach. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, he played college baske

Was an American basketball player and coach. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, he played college basketball for New York University and later spent four seasons playing for the New York Knicks of the NBA (1946-50). In 1967 he became head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and guided them to the NBA finals in 1968 and 1969 losing both times to the Boston Celtics. Van Breda Kolff also coached the Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Jazz, compiling an 266-253 record overall.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. He formerly played for VVV-Venlo.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Roda JC. He formerly played for VVV-Venlo.

Was a Dutch bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Parten

Was a Dutch bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished tenth in the two-man event.

A former Dutch football (soccer) player. He was a left winger.Korsten played in the Netherlands for

A former Dutch football (soccer) player. He was a left winger.Korsten played in the Netherlands for NEC Nijmegen and Vitesse Arnhem where he played well enough to earn a loan move to Leeds United. In this short amount of time Korsten showed he had the pace, skill and strength to cope with English football and Leeds decided to pursue a permanent transfer.[citation needed] However, Tottenham Hotspur also made a bid for the Dutch midfielder which was accepted.[citation needed] Korsten chose to join Tottenham Hotspur permanently instead for a fee in the region of £1.5 million.[citation needed]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre and team foil events at the

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre and team foil events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch football player and coach

Is a Dutch football player and coach

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Bar

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-1 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at th

Is a former Dutch field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Aardenburg just played three international matches for the Dutch, in which she did not score.

Is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who played 87 international matches for the Dutch national

Is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who played 87 international matches for the Dutch national team, in which she scored no goals.

Was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive

Was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1932.

Is a former Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in Londo

Is a former Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished sixth in the K-2 1000 m event.

Is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays for Corinthians. After being the top goal-scorer

Is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays for Corinthians. After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, signing a deal with Flamengo in the beginning of 2007.