Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a male hammer thrower from Poland. He set his personal best (81.35 metres) on 13 July 2003 in Byd

Is a male hammer thrower from Poland. He set his personal best (81.35 metres) on 13 July 2003 in Bydgoszcz.

A Polish football player. He plays as a striker. In his international career he played 39 caps, scor

A Polish football player. He plays as a striker. In his international career he played 39 caps, scoring 11 goals.Kowalczyk begun his career in small Warsaw club, Olimpia, later on moved to Polonez Warszawa to become Legia Warszawa player in 1990. From the very beginning he became supporters favourite, his two goals against Sampdoria Genoa in quarterfinal of Cup Winners' Cup, giving Legia promotion to semifinal, only strengthen his position at the club.

A Polish football goalkeeper who plays for Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in Greek Super League.Kowalewsk

A Polish football goalkeeper who plays for Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in Greek Super League.Kowalewski made his top-flight debut with Wigry Suwalki during the 1996–97 season, but it was not until 2001–02, after a loan spell with second division side Dyskobolia Grodzisk, that he finally established himself with Legia. Midway through the season he moved to FC Shakhtar Donetsk and only conceded once in nine league games as Shakhtar stormed to the Ukrainian title for the first time. In 2003 he moved to Spartak Moscow where he played for several years as first-choice keeper

A Polish footballer (striker) playing currently for Kmita Zabierzów.

A Polish footballer (striker) playing currently for Kmita Zabierzów.

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s. He won two medals in the C-2 event at the ICF C

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s. He won two medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1975 and a bronze in 1979.Kudlik also finished 13th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

A Polish footballer who plays for Wisla Kraków. His position on the pitch is right winger or strike

A Polish footballer who plays for Wisla Kraków. His position on the pitch is right winger or striker. He is known for his pace and trickery. He was part of the Polish U-16 team that placed second at the U-16 European Championships in 1999 as well as the U-18 team that won the U-18 European Championship in 2001. Against the Czech Republic on February 6, 2008 he scored in the sixth minute, the first goal en route to a 2:0 victory.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

A Polish goalkeeper and former youth gymnastics champion. After a successful 2006/2007 year at Odra

A Polish goalkeeper and former youth gymnastics champion. After a successful 2006/2007 year at Odra he signed a contract with Legia Warsaw after Lukasz Fabianski was sold to Arsenal. He is currently the team's second-choice keeper.

Is a Polish ski jumper who has been competing since 1993. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he

Is a Polish ski jumper who has been competing since 1993. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he finished eighth in the team large hill and 11th in the individual large hill events.Skupien's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 15th in the normal hill event at Lahti in 2001. He finished 25th at the 2000 Ski-flying World Championships in Vikersund.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.Kurpiewski also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1993, K-4 500 m: 1987, K-4 1000 m: 1989) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986).

A footballer (striker) from Poland playing currently for Legia Warszawa. He is also a member of Pola

A footballer (striker) from Poland playing currently for Legia Warszawa. He is also a member of Poland national under-19 football team.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint W

Is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (C-4 1000 m: 2005) and two bronzes (C-2 1000 m: 2007, C-4 1000 m: 2003).Tyszynski also finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

A retired Polish football player.He played mostly for Zaglebie Sosnowiec.He played for the Polish na

A retired Polish football player.He played mostly for Zaglebie Sosnowiec.He played for the Polish national team (40 matches/1 goal) and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and also at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.

Is a Polish-born Canadian ice hockey left winger, currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of th

Is a Polish-born Canadian ice hockey left winger, currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. He currently leads the league in all-time shootout goals percentage.[1]Wolski was drafted in the first round, 21st overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. It was originally believed that he would be the 10th-15th pick, but some teams passed on him because he was charged with assault causing bodily harm by Toronto police shortly before the draft. Wolski allegedly beat and hospitalized another young man his age after Wolski was asked to leave a birthday party. The case was dismissed when it was learned that Wolski was defending his girlfriend, who had been pushed off a porch.

Was a naturalized Mexican actor and Luchador, or professional wrestler. He was married three times,

Was a naturalized Mexican actor and Luchador, or professional wrestler. He was married three times, to Beatriz Perez, dancer Armida Herrera and actress Lilia Michel. Born to Jewish parents, they relocated to Argentina during World War II. In spite of livi

Is a renowned American water polo player and coach. He has played competitive water polo at the nati

Is a renowned American water polo player and coach. He has played competitive water polo at the national level since age 13, was a four-year All-America collegiate player and led his Stanford University team to two NCAA Championships. A member of the U.S.

Is a former German football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeb

Is a former German football player and manager who spent most of his career playing for 1. FC Magdeburg in the DDR-Oberliga. In 2006 he was elected Best 1. FC Magdeburg Player of All Times in a telephone vote.

Is a former East German football player. Seguin took up playing football in his hometown of Burg in

Is a former East German football player. Seguin took up playing football in his hometown of Burg in 1953. He spent ten years with Einheit Burg, playing an attacking role. In the 1974 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Seguin decided the match, scoring the game's

Is a retired German footballer. He is currently a goalkeeping coach with Borussia Dortmund.

Is a retired German footballer. He is currently a goalkeeping coach with Borussia Dortmund.

Is a retired German football player who played for 1. FC Magd

Is a retired German football player who played for 1. FC Magd

Was a German racing driver. He was the son of a noble Rhineland family.He participated in 29 Formula

Was a German racing driver. He was the son of a noble Rhineland family.He participated in 29 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on September 2, 1956. He won two races, secured one pole position, achieved six podiums, and scored a total o

Was a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Was a German alpine skier who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who competed for the United Team of Germany at t

Was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Can

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored twelve goals.

Was a football goalkeeper from East Germany. During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1

Was a football goalkeeper from East Germany. During his club career he played for 1. FC Magdeburg (1960-1966) and FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1966-1976). He played 17 matches (19 if Olympic matches were also counted) for the East Germany national football team, a