Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Van Til made his professional debut at Fe

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Van Til made his professional debut at Feijenoord and also played for FC Dordrecht, Excelsior Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo.

Who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Competing in the Bantamweight category, he lost

Who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Competing in the Bantamweight category, he lost to Orlando Martínez of Cuba in the second round.

Is an Indonesian weightlifter who competed in the women's 53 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won

Is an Indonesian weightlifter who competed in the women's 53 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal, lifting 202.5 kg in total. Also she won the World Championship in 1997.

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. In 1923 Bert Mulholland became a for

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. In 1923 Bert Mulholland became a foreman for the George D. Widener, Jr. racing stable. He eventually became Jack Joyner's assistant trainer and in 1933 was made head trainer, a position in wh

Is a world class Kenyan marathon runner. She won the Boston Marathon four times and silver medals in

Is a world class Kenyan marathon runner. She won the Boston Marathon four times and silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. Ndereba broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2:18:47 at the Chicago Marathon.

Is a Costa Rican football striker who plays for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the Primera División

Is a Costa Rican football striker who plays for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

Is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and workin

Is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and working on the Raw brand where he is a member of The Nexus. He also competes in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He was part o

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a defender for Levallois SC in the Fre

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a defender for Levallois SC in the French amateur league.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (198 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard an

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (198 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at the University of San Francisco from 1975–1978.Boynes was the 13th selection in the 1978 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.[3] The Nets had acquired the pick from the New York Knicks, along with Phil Jackson on June 8, 1978 in exchange for the Houston Rockets' 1978 1st round draft choice (Micheal Ray Richardson) and the Nets' 1979 1st round draft choice (Vinnie Johnson).[4] In two seasons from 1978 to 1980, he played 133 games for the Nets, averaging 9.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In 1980, Boynes was made available in the NBA expansion draft in which he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks.[4] He was part of the starting lineup for the Mavs' first NBA game in 1980, in which he top-scored with 21 points in a 103-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.[5]

Is a former professional American football player. A 6'4", 254 lbs. linebacker from the University o

Is a former professional American football player. A 6'4", 254 lbs. linebacker from the University of Texas, Tubbs was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played in seven NFL seasons from 1994-2000 for the Saints and San Francisco 49ers.

Is a German football manager and former player, he was last the head coach of UAE League side Al-Ain

Is a German football manager and former player, he was last the head coach of UAE League side Al-Ain FC. As a manager, he lead Karlsruhe to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the 1993-94 season and won the African Nations Cup in 2002 with Cameroon. In 20

Is a former German footballer. This midfielder and forward played six seasons in the Bundesliga for

Is a former German footballer. This midfielder and forward played six seasons in the Bundesliga for four different teams. Though he was unable to break through with 1. FC Köln, he played with Tennis Borussia Berlin and through the whole of his first seaso

Is a retired West German long jumper. He won the gold medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championship

Is a retired West German long jumper. He won the gold medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships in Sindelfingen.[1]

Was a British tennis player of the 1930s. From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in the

Was a British tennis player of the 1930s. From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in the Wightman Cup.

Is a former swimmer from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the silver medal as pa

Is a former swimmer from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the silver medal as part of the women's 440 yard freestyle relay. Her teammates in the relay were Norma Bridson, Joan Hastings and Kristin Jacobi. In addition individually she p

Was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she won the silver me

Was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the doubles competition with her partner Dorothy Holman. She also competed in the mixed doubles event with Alfred Beamish but they were eliminated i

Was a female tennis player from Great Britain. She is best remembered for her women's doubles (partn

Was a female tennis player from Great Britain. She is best remembered for her women's doubles (partnering Kathleen McKane) gold medal at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

Was a Scottish tennis player. Shaw had more success as a doubles than a singles player. She never w

Was a Scottish tennis player. Shaw had more success as a doubles than a singles player. She never won a major tournament, but she reached the finals of both the ladies doubles and the mixed doubles, and twice made it to the semi-finals in the French Open

American boxer, the former undisputed light middleweight world champion and a current middleweight c

American boxer, the former undisputed light middleweight world champion and a current middleweight contender.

Was an American female tennis player. She reached the finals in the doubles at the U.S. National Cha

Was an American female tennis player. She reached the finals in the doubles at the U.S. National Championships in 1902 with Maud Banks. Also in 1901 she won the Southern Women’s Tennis Championship and was a finalist to Myrtle McAteer at the Western Tenni

Is a British judoka.He is also British Open Champion 2009 Winston also known as Winni G is the best

Is a British judoka.He is also British Open Champion 2009 Winston also known as Winni G is the best -90 player Britain has had for many years and is hoping to compete in his third Olympic games in London 2012.

Was a Jamaican international football player. Nicknamed Twinny Bug he played for local sides Wadadah

Was a Jamaican international football player. Nicknamed Twinny Bug he played for local sides Wadadah F.C., Waterhouse F.C. and Village United F.C.. He was one of the island's most consistent, but sharp-tempered midfielders of the 1980's. He also played 83 times for the Reggae Boyz and scored one goal in Jamaica's 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the final of the Shell Caribbean Cup in 1991. Also, he scored twice in a World Cup qualifier against Puerto Rico in 1988.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who currently trains young players. After a ver

Is a retired American professional basketball player who currently trains young players. After a very successful career at Texas A&M University, Crite was drafted by the Phoenix Suns and spent two years playing in the NBA before playing professionally in Europe. At 6'7" (2.00 m) and 233 lb (106 kg), he played as a forward.

Is an English former professional footballer. He played more than 150 games in the top two divisions

Is an English former professional footballer. He played more than 150 games in the top two divisions of the Football League for Birmingham City.Foster joined Birmingham City as a junior, making his first team debut at the age of 19 as a full back.

A former Dutch professional footballer.Bogarde started his career at SVV in the 1988/1989 season and

A former Dutch professional footballer.Bogarde started his career at SVV in the 1988/1989 season and spent two seasons at the club, having played 11 games for them and scoring a goal during that period. Switching to Excelsior Rotterdam in 1990, he also managed a goal in the 10 games which he played for the club. For the 1991/1992 season, he signed for Sparta Rotterdam.Having established himself as a regular for the Sparta side, with 65 matches and 14 goals to his credit, Ajax Amsterdam swooped for him at the start of the 1994/1995 season. The move proved fruitful as Ajax captured the UEFA Champions League title in 1995 with a squad packed with talented individuals like Edwin van der Sar, Marc Overmars, the de Boer twins, Ronald and Frank de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Nwankwo Kanu, Finidi George, Jari Litmanen, and Patrick Kluivert