Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a West German sprint canoer who won competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

Is a West German sprint canoer who won competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

Was an international cricketer who played 5 test matches for New Zealand.She was the first woman to

Was an international cricketer who played 5 test matches for New Zealand.She was the first woman to score both a test century and a one day international century for the Kiwis. Her test hundred came against India in Dunedin in 1976-77 while her one-day century came against the International XI in the 1982 World Cup, when she put on 180 with Lesley Murdoch. She scored 400 runs in test match cricket at the excellent average of 44.44. In 16 one day internationals from 1973 to 1982 she scored 488 runs at 32.53. She also took 3 for 17 against Australia with her right arm medium pace, her only ODI wickets.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. She finished eighth in the K-2 500 m even

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. She finished eighth in the K-2 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is an archer from Germany.

Is an archer from Germany.

Played six Test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1951 and 1954. She played crick

Played six Test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1951 and 1954. She played cricket for the England Women, South Women, and Surrey Women teams in her youth.

Is an Italian slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She finished 15th in the K-1 event at the

Is an Italian slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She finished 15th in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a German luger who competed from 1994 to 2006. She won two silver medals in the women's singles e

Is a German luger who competed from 1994 to 2006. She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics (1998, 2002). A favorite to make the 2006 Winter Olympics, she was upset at the national championships by Tatjana Hüfner in late 2005. Niedernhuber also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (Mixed team: 2004), four silvers (Women's singles: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005), and two bronzes (Women's singles: 2001, 2003). She also won three bronze medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (2000, 2002, 2006).

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a b

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. She joined the WTA Tour in 1986 and reti

Is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. She joined the WTA Tour in 1986 and retired in 2001. During her career she won a total of 7 WTA tournaments (6 singles titles, 1 doubles title).

Is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won t

Is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbr

Is a Polish luger who competed during the early 1970s. She won two medals in the women's singles eve

Is a Polish luger who competed during the early 1970s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1970 and a bronze in 1971.Piecha also won a bronze medal in the women's singles at the 1971 FIL European Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Haiti.Pierre represented Haiti

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Haiti.Pierre represented Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed fourth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.52 was among the ten fastest losing times, resulting in a second round spot.

Is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson W

Is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning six singles titles and eight doubles titles.A left-hander, she reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open in 1981, and the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in 1984, and Wimbledon in 1985, 1983 & 1982. At the WTA Tour Championships, she reached the semifinals in singles in 1984 and in doubles in 1985 and 1982. She reached a career high ranking of #7 in 1982. She retired from the sport in 1989, with her last singles title coming at Cincinnati.

Is an American professional basketball player. She plays for Tarsus in Turkey and formerly the Conne

Is an American professional basketball player. She plays for Tarsus in Turkey and formerly the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. A small forward, she is 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 78 kg weight. Turner's dominant postseason - she averaged 22.8 points and 10.5 reb

Is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in

Is a former professional tennis player who comes from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 24 in the world, a ranking she achieved on February 1, 1993. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 18th in the K-1 event at

Is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 18th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a former Austrian tennis player, who began playing professionally in 1992. She ended her career a

Is a former Austrian tennis player, who began playing professionally in 1992. She ended her career at the 2005 Australian Open. Between 1993 to 2004 she played in 48 games for the Austrian Fed Cup team, winning 30. She also represented Austria at the Sydney 2000 Olympics in singles and doubles reaching the quarterfinals in the singles.

Is a former Austrian tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 7, on 13 Sept

Is a former Austrian tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 7, on 13 September 1999. She ended her career at the 2005 Australian Open. Between 1993 to 2004 she played in 48 games for the Austria Fed Cup team, winning 30. She als

Is an Austrian former professional tennis player.Schwartz turned professional in 1995 at the age of

Is an Austrian former professional tennis player.Schwartz turned professional in 1995 at the age of 16, and reached a career-high WTA world ranking of World No. 40 on November 8, 1999, after reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open at Roland Garros that year, her best performance in a Grand Slam.

Was a post-war American tennis player. She was also known by her married name, Barbara Scofield-Davi

Was a post-war American tennis player. She was also known by her married name, Barbara Scofield-Davidson. Along with the Argentine Enrique Morea, she notably won the mixed doubles at Roland Garros in 1950, and also reached the women's doubles finals with

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer

Is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1964 she was a squad member of the Polish team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.Four years later she won her second Olympic bronze medal with the Polish team. She played all seven matches.

A Turkish-German football midfielder who currently plays for Kasimpasa S.K. in the Turkcell Super Le

A Turkish-German football midfielder who currently plays for Kasimpasa S.K. in the Turkcell Super League.

Is a Czech ice dancer who currently competes for Austria. She previously competed for the Czech Repu

Is a Czech ice dancer who currently competes for Austria. She previously competed for the Czech Republic with Martin Šubrt.

Is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. As of Jan 29, 2007, she is 167th in

Is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. As of Jan 29, 2007, she is 167th in the WTA rankings.Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No. 55, a ranking she achieved on October 25, 2004.