Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a retired French alpine skier.[1]

Is a retired French alpine skier.[1]

Is a Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 13, 2010, she reached h

Is a Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 13, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 612.

A female boxer who made history by becoming Chile's first world boxing champion ever, including male

A female boxer who made history by becoming Chile's first world boxing champion ever, including male boxing.While she is better known as a boxer, she has also posed as a model for various magazines, often wearing sports bikinis and boxing gloves. This has, in turn, made her kind of an unlikely sex symbol to her fans in Chile, and to women's boxing fans in the United States.Patricia Demick became an American citizen after marrying her American trainer.

Is a retired Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.She finished sixth in the 60

Is a retired Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.She finished sixth in the 60 metres at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. She had competed at the 1991 edition, but did not reach the final then.

Is a former New Zealand international cricketer. She played seven Tests and three One Day Internatio

Is a former New Zealand international cricketer. She played seven Tests and three One Day Internationals for her country between 1969 and 1978. Her best bowling performance came in the 1971–72 season when she claimed 6/29 against Australia. In 1988, she b

Is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre Hurdles. She competed for France in the 199

Is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre Hurdles. She competed for France in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, U.S. in the 100 metre hurdles where she won the bronze medal. She also won a gold medal in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics held in Paris in the 4x100 m relay.

Is a former Hong Kong tennis player who became a citizen of Canada in 1991, and turned professional

Is a former Hong Kong tennis player who became a citizen of Canada in 1991, and turned professional on October 12, 1986.

Is a Canadian figure skater.She represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14t

Is a Canadian figure skater.She represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th.

Is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached

Is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 165th, which she reached on September 14, 2009.

Is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Tea

Is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1984, and was on the squad that won the first official European title in women's water polo in 1985.

Is a Mexican swimmer. She also goes by just Patricia Castañeda.

Is a Mexican swimmer. She also goes by just Patricia Castañeda.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. She finished seventh in the K-1 500 m eve

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. She finished seventh in the K-1 500 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

German figure skater. She is the 1990 German national champion and two-time European bronze medalist

German figure skater. She is the 1990 German national champion and two-time European bronze medalist.

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Is an Australian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summe

Is an Australian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is the first American woman in Olympic history to receive a medal in woman's wrestling at the 2004 S

Is the first American woman in Olympic history to receive a medal in woman's wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics games in Athens, Greece. She wrestled in the 48 kg or 106 lb weight class in which she received the bronze medal.

Is a female footballer from Mexico. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is a female footballer from Mexico. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in 8th place with the Women's National Team.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2005.Polifka's best World Cup finish was second in the

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2005.Polifka's best World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event at Altenberg, Germany in 2006.

Most commonly known as Pat Smythe, was one of Britain's premier female showjumpers. She later marrie

Most commonly known as Pat Smythe, was one of Britain's premier female showjumpers. She later married in 1960 after the Summer Olympics of the year to childhood friend Sam Koechlin and became Patricia Koechlin-Smythe. This meant a move to Switzerland (as

Was an American cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. She finished seventh in the 4 x

Was an American cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. She finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Is a former American swimmer. Caretto competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and is a f

Is a former American swimmer. Caretto competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and is a former world record holder in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle.

Is a professional wrestler. She began training with The Fabulous Moolah right after finishing high s

Is a professional wrestler. She began training with The Fabulous Moolah right after finishing high school. In the 1980s, as part of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection, a storyline that combined wrestling and music, Kai de

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1996

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in sixth position (8:08.48) with the 4x200m Freestyle Relay, alongside Carla Geurts, Minouche Smit, and Kirsten Vlieghuis. A year earlier the four of them won the silver medal in the same event at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria.

Is a Grenadian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta.

Is a Grenadian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta. This is the Grenadian record.[1] She also holds the Grenadian records in the high jump, with 1.85 metres, and the triple jump with 13.87 metres.

Was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at

Was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Tarabini reached her highest singles ranking: World Number 29. Tarabini's highest doubles ranking was World Number 69, of which she achieved on August 17, 1998.