Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics. He finished 6

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics. He finished 65th in the 18 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, and finished 57th in the same event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was a member

Is the Chairwoman of Wendeen Eolis Enterprises, Inc. which includes Eolis International Group, a leg

Is the Chairwoman of Wendeen Eolis Enterprises, Inc. which includes Eolis International Group, a legal/government affairs consultancy, Eolis People Reading Strategies, an executive leadership consultancy, and Eolis Institute for People Reading, a specialized learning center, that applies poker principles for use in business, politics and cardrooms. She was the first woman to cash in the main event of the WSOP (1986) and the first one to do it twice (1993).

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served Feyenoord Rotterdam and RBC Roosendaal.

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served Feyenoord Rotterdam and RBC Roosendaal. He died at the age of 22, when on June 7, 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo.Fräser was a postman in Rotterdam and played in the youth squads of Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was known as a talented player and was promoted to the first team of Feyenoord in the 1987-88 season. He did not yet make his debut that season, but remained on the bench. The next season he was transferred to RBC Roosendaal where he made his professional debut. After that season he signed a new contract at SVV for whom he would have been playing from the 1989-90 season.

Is a Brazilian left winger or left wingback. He currently plays for Bordeaux. Soon after he signed f

Is a Brazilian left winger or left wingback. He currently plays for Bordeaux. Soon after he signed for Bordeaux, he broke into the first team and by the end of his first season he had played a total of 29 league games with 5 goals. He was much more active

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. The defensive midfielder player started his career at Corinthia

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. The defensive midfielder player started his career at Corinthians in Sao Paulo, with which in 2005 he won the Brazilian championship. In 2006 he was sent to Fortaleza EC.

Was a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played fo

Was a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Norfolk. He was born in Barbados. Coppin represented Barbados Under-19s and later West Indies Young Cricketers between 1984 and 1985, before taking an eight year gap from cricketing and, upon his return, playing for the Barbados first team. Despite playing a single game for Hampshire's Second XI, which was won by a ten-wicket margin thanks to a century from Paul Whitaker, Coppin was unable to break into the first team.

Is an Australian former professional rugby football player who represented his country in both rugby

Is an Australian former professional rugby football player who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international. He is an Australian Torres Strait Islander.Such a rapid improvement over the course of two seasons saw

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Goiás.Made professional debut for Goiás in 0-2 away

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Goiás.Made professional debut for Goiás in 0-2 away defeat to São Paulo in the Campeonato Brasileiro on May 12, 2007. Came on as a 63rd minute substitute for Fabrício Carvalho.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In the early 1940s he was a contract jockey with t

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In the early 1940s he was a contract jockey with the prestigious Calumet Farm. Small, even by jockey standards, Eads weighed just 102 pounds and as a result could not control Calumet's extremely high strun

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He has play

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played one first-class match against the USA and five List A matches for Bermuda, including the 2005 ICC Trophy.

Is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for .Teco is currently recouperating from a seri

Is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for .Teco is currently recouperating from a serious knee injury in Gremio's 2-0 win over Fluminense on 20th May 2007, but has signed a 6 month loan extension with Gremio until June 2008.

Is a Brazilian footballer currently playing with Cyprus' Ermis Aradippou, as a forward. After having

Is a Brazilian footballer currently playing with Cyprus' Ermis Aradippou, as a forward. After having started playing in Portugal with Associação Naval 1º de Maio, Wender played three additional seasons in Sporting Clube de Braga, where he was an instrumen

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Henderson made her

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Henderson made her full Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 3-0 win over Hawaii on 12 December 1987. She went on to become New Zealand's most capped female player with

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Henderson made her

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Henderson made her full Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 3-0 win over Hawaii on 12 December 1987. She went on to become New Zealand's most capped female player with 64 caps and 16 goals to her credit.

Is a retired American professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companie

Is a retired American professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies such as the National Wrestling Alliance, where she teamed with Joyce Grable, with whom she held the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship twice. In the

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Canada. She was a member of the Women's Senior National Tea

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Canada. She was a member of the Women's Senior National Team, which finished sixth at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Is an All-American-ranked Canadian professional tennis player (retired) and is a tennis coach and in

Is an All-American-ranked Canadian professional tennis player (retired) and is a tennis coach and instructor (as of 2005). She played six years of professional tennis, including Wimbledon, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Sh

Captained the Australia national women's cricket team in one Test match and played seven matches for

Captained the Australia national women's cricket team in one Test match and played seven matches for her country in all. She was born in 1942 in Adelaide and made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1972.[2] A left handed batswoman and off break bowler, she scored 53 runs and took 7 test wickets. She played her last Test against England in 1976.

Is an NCAA soccer coach and former professional soccer player. Dillinger currently coaches the women

Is an NCAA soccer coach and former professional soccer player. Dillinger currently coaches the women's side at Iowa State University. Dillinger attended St. Charles West High School in St. Charles, Missouri where she was a four-year Honor Roll student and a member of the National Honor Society. As a Warrior, Dillinger scored 100 career high school goals and led her team to the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Final Four in 1992.

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada. She also competed in backstroke and freest

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada. She also competed in backstroke and freestyle events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a Canadian figure skater.Griner was the youngest woman to represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Oly

Is a Canadian figure skater.Griner was the youngest woman to represent Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics; the youngest male was fellow figure skater Donald McPherson. She was one of the few skaters to win the Canadian Junior and Senior national titles in

Is a Solomon Islands weightlifter. Hale represented the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a Solomon Islands weightlifter. Hale represented the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was her country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. In the Olympic tournament she ranked 12th in the 58 kg category, with a total of

Is a Belgian amateur snooker and pool player.

Is a Belgian amateur snooker and pool player.

Is a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach from the United States, who later became a motivation

Is a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach from the United States, who later became a motivational speaker. She grew up in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin. Wendy served as assistant coach of the Yale University Swim Team together with her husband Bernie Bogl

Is a Canadian ex-gymnast and dancer turned bodybuider, fitness model, and Strongman competitor. She

Is a Canadian ex-gymnast and dancer turned bodybuider, fitness model, and Strongman competitor. She began training for bodybuilding in 2001. She currently lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Wendy stands 5'3" and currently competes at a bodyweight of 1