Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former German football player of Dutch parents. He played for Rot-Weiss Essen from 1965–76 an

Is a former German football player of Dutch parents. He played for Rot-Weiss Essen from 1965–76 and in 1980–81. Between 1976 and 1979 he played for Borussia Dortmund before leaving to play one season for the Dallas Tornado of the NASL (North American Socc

Is a former German footballer.He helped 1. FC Köln reach the top division a year after their founda

Is a former German footballer.He helped 1. FC Köln reach the top division a year after their foundation in the western second division. He also helped steer Köln to their first championship final in 1953.

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German tea

Was a German rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] The German team won the bronze medal in the eights.[2]

Is a retired German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s. Making his professional debu

Is a retired German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s. Making his professional debut in 1952, Besmanoff mainly fought in Germany for the first half of his career, before subsequently relocating to the United States.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal with his

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Hugo Strauß in the coxless pairs competition.

Is a German football coach and a former player. The best result he achieved as a coach in Bundesliga

Is a German football coach and a former player. The best result he achieved as a coach in Bundesliga was the 5th place in 1986.

Is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein.

Is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he

Was a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he won a silver medal in the folding K-2 10000 m event.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal with hi

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner Joachim Pirsch in the double sculls competition.

A former German football player.Striker Koslowski scored his only goal in his games for West Germany

A former German football player.Striker Koslowski scored his only goal in his games for West Germany on the day of his debut, the third one of the West Germans in a 3-0 win over Uruguay in April 1962. He added two further appearances, one at the 1962 FIFA World Cup against Switzerland (2-1) at Estadio Nacional de Chile on June 3, the same year.

Is a retired German soccer player, last playing for the amateurs of Schalke 04.He is the record hold

Is a retired German soccer player, last playing for the amateurs of Schalke 04.He is the record holder of games played in the Second Bundesliga with 505 games. He notably never played a single game in the Bundesliga. Most of Landgraf's games were for Rot

Was a German footballer.While signed at Eintracht he gained his only cap in Berlin against France. T

Was a German footballer.While signed at Eintracht he gained his only cap in Berlin against France. Then manager Otto Nerz substituted him for Richard Hofmann in the half time break since the crowd wanted to see Hofmann play.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce.

A German former professional football defender. He played from 1966 until 1983 in the Bundesliga for

A German former professional football defender. He played from 1966 until 1983 in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen, Wuppertaler SV and Eintracht Frankfurt. With Eintracht he won the DFB-Pokal in 1975 and 1981 and UEFA Cup in 1980.

Is a German professional road bicycle racer. In 1938, Oberbeck won the first stage of the Tour de Fr

Is a German professional road bicycle racer. In 1938, Oberbeck won the first stage of the Tour de France, and was therefore leading the general classification for one day.

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he was the coxswain of the German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

Is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1973 to 1981. Pürstl's lone victory was during that sam

Is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1973 to 1981. Pürstl's lone victory was during that same tournament at Oberstdorf in December 1974.

Is a German football manager. Reimann played in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Hannover 96 and Hamburg,

Is a German football manager. Reimann played in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Hannover 96 and Hamburg, appearing in 287 in which he amounted 93 goals.

Is a German fencer who competed for Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He fenced in the team sabre ev

Is a German fencer who competed for Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He fenced in the team sabre event.

Was a German chess master and trainer.In 1910, he won in Hamburg (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier-B). He

Was a German chess master and trainer.In 1910, he won in Hamburg (DSB Congress, Hauptturnier-B). He played in friendly matches: Berlin – Prague (1913), Berlin – Holland (1920), Germany – Netherlands (1922), and Germany – Sweden (1922).[1][2] Schlage twice

He was a member of the 1961 Werder Bremen German Cup winning squad. That was Bremen's first German C

He was a member of the 1961 Werder Bremen German Cup winning squad. That was Bremen's first German Cup win, and earned them a spot as a charter member of the newly reformed Fußball-Bundesliga.Willi played 54 games and scored 20 goals as a midfielder for Bremen in the then Oberliga Nord for three seasons from 1960-1963. He also played 14 games with 3 goals as a striker in the Regionalliga Nord for TuS Bremerhaven 93 in 1963-64.

Is a former German international football player. Schulz played his first of altogether 66 games for

Is a former German international football player. Schulz played his first of altogether 66 games for West Germany in 1959 at a time when he was still an amateur for lower league club Union Günnigfeld. In 1960 he joined FC Schalke 04, spending the first th

Is a Swiss football forward currently playing for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss football forward currently playing for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament.