Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was an Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 mete

Was an Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 meter events. He participated in swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the 200 meter backstroke and the bronze medal in the

Was a wrestling promoter in Texas. Born to Lithuanian immigrants, Karl started working as a coal min

Was a wrestling promoter in Texas. Born to Lithuanian immigrants, Karl started working as a coal miner. Sarpolis made Houston his wrestling home and was married on February 3, 1936. Wrestler Ellis Bashara was his best man. He would marry a second time and

Was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was the 1930-1936 World Champion an

Was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was the 1930-1936 World Champion and the 1929-1936 European Champion.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

An Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.His best known successes were at the 197

An Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.His best known successes were at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he won a gold medal in the individual large hill event and a bronze medal in the individual normal hill event. Schnabl also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1976. He also won a bronze at the 1975 Ski flying World Championships.

A former alpine ski racer, one of the best in the 1960s. [1]During his lengthy career (1958-72), Sch

A former alpine ski racer, one of the best in the 1960s. [1]During his lengthy career (1958-72), Schranz won twenty major downhills, many major giant slalom races and several major slaloms. Late in his career he was the successor to Jean-Claude Killy as the World Cup overall champion in 1969, and again in 1970. He was also the downhill champion for those two seasons and was the giant slalom season champion in 1969. Had the World Cup series begun five years earlier, Schranz would be much better known.

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He

Was a German amateur football (soccer) player and coach who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the consolation tournament and scored one goal.

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed in the 50 km event at t

Was a West German cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did not finish.

Was an Austrian footballer who represented both the Austrian and German national sides. He played cl

Was an Austrian footballer who represented both the Austrian and German national sides. He played club football for Vorwärts XI, 1. Simmeringer SC, FK Teplice, Wiener AC, FK Austria Wien, LSV Markersdorf an der Pielach, First Vienna FC and SPC Helfort Wie

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s.

Was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the hammer throw.

Was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the hammer throw.

Is a former Austrian football player from Vienna. He made his debut for Austria in a March 1950 frie

Is a former Austrian football player from Vienna. He made his debut for Austria in a March 1950 friendly match against Switzerland and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup. He earned 42 caps, scoring one goal. He later went into coaching and managed Austria Wien and the Austria national team whom he led to the 1982 FIFA World Cup but was sacked just before the tournament.

Was an Austrian professional footballer and manager. In 1918 Stürmer began a long career as manager

Was an Austrian professional footballer and manager. In 1918 Stürmer began a long career as manager in Austria and Italy. He managed Reggiana and Prato in Divisione Nazionale and Torino, Alessandria, Lazio, Livorno and Juventus (as Virginio Rosetta assistant) in Serie A.

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and sabre events at the

Was an Austrian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

A Swedish football defender currently playing for Ligue 1 club Caen.After playing for a local club a

A Swedish football defender currently playing for Ligue 1 club Caen.After playing for a local club and Jönköpings Södra IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2003. He had shown much talent in leading a defense, despite his young age, and he has also had the role of team captain. In 2005 he almost led the club to their first Allsvenskan title since 1996 but lost out to Djurgårdens IF in the penultimate game.

Was an Austrian footballer who represented both the Austrian and German national sides.[1]He played

Was an Austrian footballer who represented both the Austrian and German national sides.[1]He played club football for Vorwärts XI, 1. Simmeringer SC, FK Teplice, Wiener AC, FK Austria Wien, LSV Markersdorf an der Pielach, First Vienna FC and SPC Helfort Wien.

Is a French triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.45 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Angers.

Is a French triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.45 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Angers. This result places him second on the all-time French performers list, behind Serge Hélan. [1]

Is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and

Is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles. Johansson began to play tennis at age five with his father, Krister. In 1989, became European 14s singles champion and

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played for Skellefteå AIK and Västra Fröl

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played for Skellefteå AIK and Västra Frölunda IF.

Was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, i

Was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an American professional wrestler. In the early 1960s, Von Hess's gimmick began to wear thin, an

Was an American professional wrestler. In the early 1960s, Von Hess's gimmick began to wear thin, and he was gradually phased out of the WWWF. He continued to work in various wrestling promotions before quitting the business in the late 1960s.

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned hi

Was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the

Was an Austrian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as midfielder.

Was an Austrian speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He finished sixth in the 1500

Was an Austrian speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He finished sixth in the 1500 metres competition, eighth in the 5000 metres event, eleventh in the 10000 metres competition, and 13th in the 500 metres event.