Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey best known for winning the U.S. Triple Crown in 194

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey best known for winning the U.S. Triple Crown in 1946.Warren Mehrtens graduated from Jamaica High School in 1938. Growing up near Aqueduct Racetrack he was a fan of Thoroughbred racing and after finishing sc

Is an Australian soccer player.Moon completed his schooling at Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane. H

Is an Australian soccer player.Moon completed his schooling at Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane. He was signed by Queen of the South on 31 August 2006, after he had an unsuccessful trial spell with Hibernian.He signed for Brisbane Premier League First D

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Is a former non-league footballer most notable for his career with Yeovil Town where he is considere

Is a former non-league footballer most notable for his career with Yeovil Town where he is considered one of the club's greatest ever players, scoring 140 goals in 287 games for the Glovers, making him the club's third top goal-scorer of all time.[

Is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Altrincham.Peyton made his debut at Altrincha

Is an English footballer, who is currently playing for Altrincham.Peyton made his debut at Altrincham on November 12, 2005, against Exeter City. Peyton is chiefly a left-side midfielder, although he can also play at left-back.

Is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals,

Is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals, and also represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 levels.

Professional South African kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Nethe

Professional South African kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is current K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion.[1]

Is a Canadian amateur golfer who has won several important championships.Sye was born Toronto, Ontar

Is a Canadian amateur golfer who has won several important championships.Sye was born Toronto, Ontario. He began playing at a young age at the Weston Golf Club in Toronto, where his father, a low-handicap player, had a membership. He attended the Universi

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Bournemouth.Following his

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Bournemouth.Following his return from the Dundee United loan spell, Cummings was again loaned to Bournemouth, for a three month spell,[4] before signing a permanent deal with the club.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, who played for Central Districts

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, who played for Central Districts cricket team from 1962 to 1975. He also played for New Zealand's under-23s – scoring 46 runs from one match at 23.00 – as well as club cricket for Taranaki

Is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his successful amateur boxing career. Nicknamed "Chico"

Is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his successful amateur boxing career. Nicknamed "Chico", Thompson turned pro in 1985 and was upset by also debuting Mike Hunter. His pro career never picked up from there, and his resume included losses to nota

Is an Indian-born English cricketer, currently playing for Kent. A right arm medium-fast bowler, Lee

Is an Indian-born English cricketer, currently playing for Kent. A right arm medium-fast bowler, Lee made his List A debut for Kent in their heavy defeat to Somerset on 26 April 2009.

Was an American professional football running back.Williams played in NFL for the Pittsburgh Steeler

Was an American professional football running back.Williams played in NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts from 1988 to 1993.

Is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philippine Patriots in the

Is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League. He was drafted 27th overall by Coca-Cola in 2004. He had stints in the Philippine Basketball Association, where he played for the

Is a former West Indian first-class cricketer. He represented the Leeward Islands cricket team regul

Is a former West Indian first-class cricketer. He represented the Leeward Islands cricket team regularly in the Red Stripe Cup during the 1990s and played for the his home island of Nevis in the inaugural Stanford 20/20, held in 2006, where they were surp

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played 17 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka in 2004 before he was d

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played 17 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka in 2004 before he was dropped by the Sri Lankan selectors. He started his international career by scoring 24 runs in two matches against Australia as a middle order batsman, but

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper.

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper.

A Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross.Smith made his international debut at the 1

A Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross.Smith made his international debut at the 1996 World Curling Championships as the skip for the Scotland team. His debut was fairly successful, as the team would win the silver medal, losing to Canad

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national men's team that f

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national men's team that finished ninth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich after a win against Belgium in the ninth place match.

Is an Australian professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competi

Is an Australian professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1995 to current. Nicknamed the "Warlock" as a play on his given name Warwick.American Bicycle Association (ABA): Early April 1999-April

Is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.[

Is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.[

Is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olymp

Is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-1 event at Beijing in 2008.

Darling is the great-nephew of Joe Darling, and learnt to play cricket at his family's home at Ramco

Darling is the great-nephew of Joe Darling, and learnt to play cricket at his family's home at Ramco on the Murray River. He played for the Salisbury district club in 1970-71, and started his first-class career in 1975-76 with South Australia, winning the Sheffield Shield that season. Darling was given his chance in the Australian Test team through the defection of several players to World Series Cricket, and made his debut as an opener against India in the summer of 1977-78 at Adelaide. Darling made 65 and 56 in his first Test, impressing fans with his fearless style. This performance was enough to earn him a spot on the following tour of the West Indies, where he was also a member of the one-day team. In the overall tour he performed well, making two centuries against spin-based attacks. However, the pace bowling of the West Indies national team found his technical weakness quickly, and he scored just 43 runs in his 6 Test innings on the tour.[

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches for Auckland across the 1946-47 season. A right-h

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches for Auckland across the 1946-47 season. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Snedden made 92 runs from his two matches at 30.66, largely from one knock of 75. His father, Nessie Snedden and

Was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he cap

Was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he captained Australia in ten Test matches between 1920 and 1921 and was undefeated, winning eight Tests and drawing two. Armstrong was captain of the the 1920–21 Australian team that defeated the touring English 5–0; one of only two teams to win an Ashes series in a whitewash. He made his Test debut in 1902 against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and was selected to tour England later that year where he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. He was involved in several altercations with cricket administrators and was one of the "Big Six" who boycotted the 1912 Triangular Tournament in England after a dispute with the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket.