Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

He was selected in the 7th round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, by the Colorado Avalanche. He recently

He was selected in the 7th round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, by the Colorado Avalanche. He recently signed a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.After completing his junior career with the Tri-City Americans of the WHL, Smith made his professional debut with the Hershey Bears, Colorado's AHL farm team. During his five years with the Colorado, Smith played only 15 games for Avalanche, with the bulk of his time being spent with the Bears.After a year playing in Finland, and another year in the Phoenix Coyotes organization (playing for the AHL Springfield Falcons), Smith signed with the Edmonton Oilers in 2003.

He played as a centre in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Thrashers.Undrafted, Dan Snyder

He played as a centre in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Thrashers.Undrafted, Dan Snyder was signed by the Thrashers as a free agent in 1999. During his time in the minor leagues, he was a member of the International Hockey League champion Orlando Solar Bears in 2000û2001, and the American Hockey League champion Chicago Wolves in 2001û2002. Called up to the NHL, he scored 10 goals and four assists in 36 games with the Thrashers in the 2002û2003 season.

Is an American bobsledder and athlete who competed from the early 1990s to 2002. Competing in two Wi

Is an American bobsledder and athlete who competed from the early 1990s to 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002. He is currently one of the most successful track and field coaches

Is a coach for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. Prior to his retirement, Stro

Is a coach for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. Prior to his retirement, Stroup played for several teams over a 13-season career which included winning the Champion's Cup four times: three (1999, 2000, and 2002) with the Toronto Roc

Was a Canadian swimmer. He competed in the butterfly events during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was

Was a Canadian swimmer. He competed in the butterfly events during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was supposed to represent his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but didn't start due to the international boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games. He wo

Was an actor of Greek descent with lineage tracing back to the infamous island of Chios in the Aegea

Was an actor of Greek descent with lineage tracing back to the infamous island of Chios in the Aegean Sea. This former U.S. Navy sailor and member of the Mae West Muscleman Revue in the late 1950s, a brawny, durable 6'4" man with curly brown hair, bluish

Is a Danish professional football midfielder who plays for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. H

Is a Danish professional football midfielder who plays for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. He has played one match for the Danish national team. Thygesen plays the role as attacking midfielder, mostly in a central role, but also as a winger.

Is currently a basketball player for the Worthing Thunder basketball club of the British Basketball

Is currently a basketball player for the Worthing Thunder basketball club of the British Basketball League.Australian by birth, Wardrope is eligible, and plays for the Scotland's national basketball team. Previous to Guildford, he played three seasons for

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who earned 57 caps for the Women's Senior National Team

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who earned 57 caps for the Women's Senior National Team during her career. On national level Anderson, a resident of Etobicoke, Ontario, played for Ontario from age fifteen, and for the University of Toronto Va

S a retired American professional basketball player from the NBA. Before the NBA he played at Boston

S a retired American professional basketball player from the NBA. Before the NBA he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers.

Is an Czechoslovak-born American slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Ol

Is an Czechoslovak-born American slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K-1 event with a silver in 1996 and a bronze in 1992.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Humby made h

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Humby made her Football Ferns début in a 0-5 loss to United States on 3 October 2004,and made just one further appearance, in a 0-6 loss, also against United States on

Is an Olympic swimmer in the United States. She qualified for the 2004 Olympics in the 200m fly, how

Is an Olympic swimmer in the United States. She qualified for the 2004 Olympics in the 200m fly, however finished with no medals. Kirk swam for Stanford University, and graduated in the spring of 2006. During her 4 year stint at Stanford, she amassed 17 N

A champion lightweight boxer from Canada, who won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. L

A champion lightweight boxer from Canada, who won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. Laframboise is a nine-time provincial champion, a Canadian national gold medalist at the junior, intermediate and senior levels and has won many international titles to name but a few. His record stands at 124 bouts, with 106 wins and 18 losses.

Is an association football player from The Bahamas who currently plays for the University of Minneso

Is an association football player from The Bahamas who currently plays for the University of Minnesota Morris men's soccer team.

Is an is an American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Though born in New Yo

Is an is an American swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Though born in New York, she was raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Granbury, Texas. As a child, Vollmer swam for coach Ron Forrest at the Fort Worth Area Swim

Is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. After graduating fro

Is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. After graduating from Taylor High School in North Bend, Ohio, Stubblefield attended the University of Kansas.

A professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides. He launc

A professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides. He launched his own website late last year with the URL "www.danaiudomchoke.net".Danai Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and is currently coached by Jan Stoce. He is 172 cm tall and weighs 64 kg, or 5 foot 8 inches and 141 lbs, respectively. He is currently (as of January 2008) ranked 216th in the world; his career best ranking is 77th in early 2007. Prior to 2007 he mostly played at the Challenger level where he has won 7 titles, none of them in Thailand. He was also finalist on the Challenger level a few times.

Is a Greek free diver, mostly known for her world record dive in 1999 to 40 meters (132 feet) withou

Is a Greek free diver, mostly known for her world record dive in 1999 to 40 meters (132 feet) without a mask, fins or suit, in the (later established) discipline of constant weight without fins, in 71 seconds

Is a Bulgarian footballer playing as an defender for Sportist in the A PFG. For Bulgaria national fo

Is a Bulgarian footballer playing as an defender for Sportist in the A PFG. For Bulgaria national football team, Bachkov was capped 3 times.

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Sofia as a striker. He was raised in Beroe

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Lokomotiv Sofia as a striker. He was raised in Beroe Stara Zagora's youth teams.

Was a Lithuanian boxer who competed for the Soviet Union.His family moved to Vilnius in the 1950s. F

Was a Lithuanian boxer who competed for the Soviet Union.His family moved to Vilnius in the 1950s. From 1959 to 1966 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society, and from 1968 to 1969 for Trudovye Rezervy sports society in Vilnius. He became the Honoure

Is a Macedonian footballer. He plays in midfield for FK Vardar and the Macedonian national team. Pri

Is a Macedonian footballer. He plays in midfield for FK Vardar and the Macedonian national team. Prior to re-joining Vardar in 2008 he played for FK Belasica and FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya in Ukraine.

Was renowned sports person of India. He has represented India in International competitions held in

Was renowned sports person of India. He has represented India in International competitions held in Burma in 1947. He won Gold medal in Indian Olympic Games held at Delhi in 1952. He has lifted 780 pounds in the Heavyweight category. In 1954 Indian Olympi

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He bowled leg spin, and captained the Sri Lankan cricket team for

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He bowled leg spin, and captained the Sri Lankan cricket team for two Test matches in 1983, as the regular captain, Duleep Mendis missed the tour of New Zealand due to injury. De Silva enjoyed the captaincy, making two ha