Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was an American weightlifter and sports figure who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American weightlifter and sports figure who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swiss figure skater who currently competes as an ice dancer. He took up ice dancing after the

Is a Swiss figure skater who currently competes as an ice dancer. He took up ice dancing after the 2002/2003 season and currently competes as an ice dancer with Leonie Krail. They are the 2006 and 2008 Swiss national ice dancing champions. They are coach

Was an Argentine football goalkeeper, notable for his years in Estudiantes de La Plata.Pezzano start

Was an Argentine football goalkeeper, notable for his years in Estudiantes de La Plata.Pezzano started his career in Buenos Aires minor-league club Sacachispas, and joined Estudiantes in 1970. He was the goalkeeper in two significant international matches against Feyenoord in 1970 and against Nacional de Montevideo in the 1971 Copa Libertadores decider played in Lima, Peru.

A retired Argentine football defender who went on to become a football manager.Pisano spent most of

A retired Argentine football defender who went on to become a football manager.Pisano spent most of his playing career in the United States where he played indoor and outdoor soccer. He played for the Argentina national indoor football team twice between 1994 and 1995.[1]

Is an Argentine chess Grandmaster.Panno won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1953, and also wo

Is an Argentine chess Grandmaster.Panno won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1953, and also won the championship of Argentina the same year. He became a grandmaster at the age of twenty. He had an Elo rating of around 2580 Elo in his prime, and of 2

Is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who played for Cobreloa (Chile), Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (

Is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who played for Cobreloa (Chile), Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (West Germany) and Real Valladolid (Spain) during his professional career. He represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number one jersey. Fo

An Argentine racing driver. He won the Turismo Carretera championship in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

An Argentine racing driver. He won the Turismo Carretera championship in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

A racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 21 Formula One Grands Prix, all with the struggli

A racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 21 Formula One Grands Prix, all with the struggling EuroBrun team, debuting on April 3, 1988. He scored no championship points, only qualifying 8 times.He was for many years part of Brun Motorsport in sports car racing, and involved in the World Sportscar Championship, IMSA GT Championship, Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, and All Japan Sports Prototype Championship during his career.

Is a retired competitive judoka from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summe

Is a retired competitive judoka from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Was a German freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 19

Was a German freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt and Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, w

Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt and Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95

Was a South African cricketer and international rugby union footballer. While at Cambridge he joined

Was a South African cricketer and international rugby union footballer. While at Cambridge he joined the Cambridge University rugby team and in the Varsity Match of 1893 he won his only sporting Blue. Although Schwarz became better known as a cricketer t

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Platinum Stars.The 31-y

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Platinum Stars.The 31-year-old left Stars for Mamelodi Sundowns in 2005 and spent three seasons with The Brazilians before joining city rivals SuperSport United in the close-season.

A Spanish football player, who mostly played for Deportivo Alavés (1997-98, 1999-06), appearing in

A Spanish football player, who mostly played for Deportivo Alavés (1997-98, 1999-06), appearing in 123 La Liga matches, with 3 goals in five top-flight seasons. In 1998-99 played once for Valencia CF, spending the rest of the season with neighbours Villarreal CF (20 matches). He was known as a rugged central defender with strength and heading ability. Téllez was capped for the Spanish national football team four times, the first in 2001 against Japan. Fired during 2005-06, due to conflicts with the management.

Was a German–American chess master.After World War I, he tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1922 (Fritz Säm

Was a German–American chess master.After World War I, he tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1922 (Fritz Sämisch won), and then emigrated to the United States. He played many times in the Manhattan Chess Club Championship[4] and other tournaments in New York.

Is a Uruguayan football forward who currently plays for Hispano in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He

Is a Uruguayan football forward who currently plays for Hispano in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He scored goal number 14,000 with a header in the Honduran league on 17 September 2006 in the Motagua's 2-0 victory against Real España.

A Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Boyacá Chicó F.C. in the Copa Mustang.

A Colombian football forward, who currently plays for Boyacá Chicó F.C. in the Copa Mustang.

Vis a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at t

Vis a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Belgium team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympic

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired football defender from Chile, who played for Colo-Colo. He represented Chile at the 198

Is a retired football defender from Chile, who played for Colo-Colo. He represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number 17 jersey.

A Swedish international football defender who is a part of the Swedish 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifica

A Swedish international football defender who is a part of the Swedish 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Playing for F.C. Copenhagen, he primarily plays the left back position, however, he is also used on the left midfield position. Although born in Gothenburg, his family moved to Skövde when he was very young and he was subsequently raised there.

Was a Norwegian speed skater and celebrity, almost rivalling Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen as s

Was a Norwegian speed skater and celebrity, almost rivalling Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen as symbols for a young nation (Norway became independent in 1905). He represented Kristiania Skøiteklubb (now Oslo Skøiteklubb).

Is a retired Uruguayan football player. He has played for clubs in Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as t

Is a retired Uruguayan football player. He has played for clubs in Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as the Uruguayan football team in the 1970 World Cup. Zubia started his career at River Plate de Montevideo, where he impressed the national team, earning a spot on the 1970 Uruguay World Cup team. Zubia had 15 caps for the Uruguayan football team from 1968-1971. He was part of the squad that played in the 1970 World Cup, earning 2 caps against Italy & Sweden. Since retireing from footballer, Zubia has stayed on with LDU Quito as a manager at the youth and senior level. He was the senior team coach from 1997-1998..

Was a Brazilian football (soccer) player in offensive midfielder role.In career (1928–1940) was pl

Was a Brazilian football (soccer) player in offensive midfielder role.In career (1928–1940) was played for Ypiranga Niterói, América, Vasco da Gama and São Cristóvão. He won two Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1935 and 1936. For Brazilian team was in roster for 1930 FIFA World Cup. He died at 83 years old.