Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a retired German 800 metres runner. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Wülbeck came fourth. He missed

Is a retired German 800 metres runner. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics Wülbeck came fourth. He missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the West German boycott and could not participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics because of an injury. He also finished eighth at the 1974 and 1982 European Championships. His greatest success came as he won the gold medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki. Wülbeck ran a time of 1:43.65 which is still the current German record. In the 1500 metres his personal best time was 3:33.74 minutes, achieved in August 1980 in Koblenz. This result places him seventh on the German all-time performers list, behind Thomas Wessinghage, Harald Hudak, Jens-Peter Herold, Dieter Baumann, Rüdiger Stenzel and Jürgen Straub.[1]

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" (201 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) forward

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" (201 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) forward and played collegiately at Georgetown University from 1981–85.Martin was selected with the 2nd pick of the second round in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He played 66 games for them in 1985-86, averaging 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. In his second and third seasons he played with the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, respectively.

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Carkeek, generally known otherwise as "Bill",

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Carkeek, generally known otherwise as "Bill", earned the nickname "Barlow" amongst Australian cricketing community, because his batting style reminded all and sundry of Dick Barlow, the notoriously defensive opening batsman for both England and Lancashire. He played for Victoria for 10 years from 1903-04, and was rated as steady rather than spectacular. He toured England in 1909 as the second wicketkeeper to Sammy Carter and came back in 1912 as first choice on the tour that was blighted by the dispute between Australia's leading Test players and the Australian Board of Control. It was on this tour that he played his six Test matches, three each against England and South Africa in the Triangular Tournament. He scored only 16 runs and took just six catches.

Was an Australian cricketer who played 22 Tests between 1934 and 1948, captaining his country in one

Was an Australian cricketer who played 22 Tests between 1934 and 1948, captaining his country in one Test. A right-handed opening batsman, his partnership with Jack Fingleton in the 1930s is regarded as one of the finest in Australian Test history. After the interruption of World War II, Brown was a member of Don Bradman's Invincibles, who toured England in 1948 without defeat. In a match in November 1947, Brown was the unwitting victim of the first instance of "Mankading".

Is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter O

Is an American former speed skater who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadi

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Oly

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Kooistra was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played seven matches.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full back. Active primarily in England,

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a full back. Active primarily in England, Barnes made over 100 appearances in the Football League.Barnes then played non-league football with Scarborough, before rejoining league football in 1966 with Bradford Park Avenue. After leaving Park Avenue in 1968, Barnes played non-league football with Arnold Town.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a cricketer who played for Canterbury, Auckland and New Zealand. A leg spin and googly bowler an

Was a cricketer who played for Canterbury, Auckland and New Zealand. A leg spin and googly bowler and lower-order batsman, Bell had played only five first-class games when he was picked for the New Zealand tour of South Africa in 1953-54 when regular spin

A leg spin and googly bowler and lower-order batsman, Bell had played only five first-class games wh

A leg spin and googly bowler and lower-order batsman, Bell had played only five first-class games when he was picked for the New Zealand tour of South Africa in 1953-54 when regular spinner Alex Moir was left out of the touring party. An early return of four wickets against Eastern Province suggested he might do well, but in two Test match appearances, at Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, he took just two wickets, and was never picked again.

Is an Australian professional wrestler better known by his stage name Bill Dundee. Crookshanks is th

Is an Australian professional wrestler better known by his stage name Bill Dundee. Crookshanks is the father of Jamie Dundee and the father-in-law of wrestler Bobby Eaton.e started wrestling in Australia in 1962 and finally arrived in the United States as

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestli

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as Hugh Morrus and Bill Demott respectively and as Crash The Terminator in Extreme Championship Wrestling and Japan. W

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Ross was a member of the A

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Ross was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 tournament. He played all six matches.

Was a Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper who played professionally in Scotland and the United Sta

Was a Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper who played professionally in Scotland and the United States.Duncan began his career with St. Mirren F.C. At some point, he moved to Celtic F.C. where he won the 1909-1910 league championship.

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a Canadian alpine, cross-country, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olym

Was a Canadian alpine, cross-country, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished 47th in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event and 39th in the Nordic combined skiing compet

Is a rated chess master and is the current President of the United States Chess Federation. He was e

Is a rated chess master and is the current President of the United States Chess Federation. He was elected USCF President on August 14, 2005. He is a USCF Life Master and a FIDE Master, National Tournament Director and International Arbiter of FIDE (World

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played at left-half for various clubs in the 1900s.Gray w

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played at left-half for various clubs in the 1900s.Gray was born in Partick and started his professional career with his local club, Partick Thistle. After five years, he moved to southern England to join Southampton of the Southern League to replace Kelly Houlker who had returned to Blackburn Rovers.

Was a Scottish goalkeeper who played for, among others, Hibernian, Arsenal, Fall River Marksmen and

Was a Scottish goalkeeper who played for, among others, Hibernian, Arsenal, Fall River Marksmen and Plymouth Argyle. He also represented Scotland in 11 full internationals.In September 1921 Harper signed for Hibernian. He spent four seasons at Easter Road, making over 100 Scottish First Division appearances. He also played in two consecutive Scottish Cup finals in 1923 and 1924, but finished on the losing side on both occasions. While with Hibs he also won nine of his 11 Scotland caps and represented the Scottish League XI on two occasions.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played 28 times for the Irela

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played 28 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1894 and 1921, including fifteen first-class matches. Harrington made his debut for Ireland against I Zingari in July 1894, and so

Was an Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Born in Edinburgh, he played for Airdrie before

Was an Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Born in Edinburgh, he played for Airdrie before joining Manchester United in 1921. In 36 matches for Manchester United, he scored 17 goals.Henderson was born in Broxburn, West Lothian and started his career with the local team, Broxburn Athletic, before signing for English First Division club, Everton in November 1896.

Was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby union and rugby league.

Was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby union and rugby league. He was part of the 1905 The Original All Blacks tour and the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain.

Was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half or left back. Hunter began his f

Was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half or left back. Hunter began his football career with local club Bowhill Juniors before turning professional with Birmingham in 1921. He never established himself as a first-team player with the club, but was a mainstay of the reserve team and performed solidly when given a game in the First Division. He was nicknamed "Sailor", because of his service in the Royal Navy in the First World War.

Was an American amateur golfer.Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Hyndman won many amateur

Was an American amateur golfer.Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Hyndman won many amateur tournaments, over an almost 50 year span, including the U.S. Senior Amateur twice (1973 and 1983. He was runner-up in four major amateur tournaments, the 1