Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.74 seconds, ach

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.74 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.

Is a female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her care

Is a female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The righthander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world.

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Boavista.

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Boavista.

Was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948

Was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He was born in Brasília. At his first appearance in London he won the bronze medal with the Brazilian basketball team under the guidance of head coach Mo

A Brazilian-born football (soccer) player, who became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1989. He was

A Brazilian-born football (soccer) player, who became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1989. He was one of the first foreign players in Japanese professional soccer, joining Yomiuri FC (later Verdy Kawasaki, now Tokyo Verdy) in 1977 at the age of 20. He was an important member of the Japanese national team during their unsuccessful 1994 World Cup qualification, eventually retiring from the game in 1998 at the age of 41.He briefly came out of his retirement for Okinawa Kariyushi F.C. as player-cum-technical advisor in 2002. However, he left the club after a row with the management at the end of the season. Then he served as technical adviser for crosstown F.C. Ryukyu.

Is a French-born Algerian football player who is currently playing for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in Li

Is a French-born Algerian football player who is currently playing for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in Ligue 1.[1] He plays as an attacking midfielder and is a former French youth international, but recently switched allegiances to Algeria, his country of origin.

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Colorado Rockies.The Rockies drafted Spilborghs in th

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Colorado Rockies.The Rockies drafted Spilborghs in the seventh round of the 2002 draft out of the University of California, Santa Barbara. He played for the Madison Mallards during the summer of 2001 during his collegiate career. Spilborghs is of mixed descent, as his father is Belgian, and his mother is Guatemalan.On July 20, 2009, Ryan's wife gave birth to their daughter and first child. Her middle name, Esperanza (which means hope in Spanish), was chosen after his mother's first name, who died during spring training earlier in the year.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw right-handed. He attended college

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw right-handed. He attended college at Pepperdine University and was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. He played 6 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Oakland Athletics (1998-2001), was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the finish of the 2001 season, and one season each with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002 and the Texas Rangers in 2003. Christenson played in 452 games in his career, with 222 hits in 998 at-bats (a .222 batting average). He had 16 home runs, 16 stolen bases, and 102 RBI.

An American professional skateboarder as well as star and namesake of the MTV reality show, Life of

An American professional skateboarder as well as star and namesake of the MTV reality show, Life of Ryan. [1] He was also featured on MTV`s show "Cribs" when he was 14.Sheckler's career took shape during the summer of 1995, when Sheckler's dad built him and his friends a new quarter pipe along with a few other additions making it a small skate park. A few years later, he joined the CASL (California Amateur Skateboarding League) and entered one of their contests and won. He idolized Tony Hawk and wanted to invite him to his seventh birthday party. Hawk attended the party and took some time to practice with Sheckler. During 1997-2001 Sheckler was winning the CASL state championships, where he picked up his first eye wear sponsor, Arnette, the same company sponsoring Tony Hawk. In 2004 he was named the World Cup of Skateboarding’s National Street Champion. In 2005, he was named the World Cup of Skateboarding’s National Street Champion and the AST Dew Tour Athlete of the Year. For 2006, he won the Global Assault in Australia and finished fifth at the Tampa Pro in Florida.

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for Queensland.

Is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for Queensland.

Is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. He has a twin brother Devon and a younger brother Liam Cochrane

Is a Canadian long-distance swimmer. He has a twin brother Devon and a younger brother Liam Cochrane.

Is a professional footballer.He was a former West Ham United academy trainee (commonly known as The

Is a professional footballer.He was a former West Ham United academy trainee (commonly known as The Academy of Football) he was released in 2006. Following his release from West Ham United, Ryan was a trialist for both Welling United F.C. and Shrewsbury Town F.C. In March of '07 he joined Ashford Town F.C. (Kent) from Walton & Hersham F.C.

Is a Canadian former professional soccer player. He played in 2006 for Toronto Lynx. Before turning

Is a Canadian former professional soccer player. He played in 2006 for Toronto Lynx. Before turning pro Anstey played 5 years for the UPEI Panthers. Ryan's five years with the Panthers, he scored 43 career regular season goals, ranking him 3rd all-time in the conference behind Jeff Hibberts and Ross Webb,but first in his school's history.

Is a West Indian cricketer. A lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler, Aust

Is a West Indian cricketer. A lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler, Austin played 22 first-class matches for Barbados between the 2000-01 and 2006-07 seasons, and five for West Indies B in the 2003-04 season. Austin made his Te

Is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for Bury.Cresswell started his career with

Is an English footballer currently playing as a defender for Bury.Cresswell started his career with Sheffield United, but got his first taste of first team football with non-league Halifax Town where he was loaned during the 2006–07 season.

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Brentford as a left-back or left midfi

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Brentford as a left-back or left midfielder.Dickson was born in Saltash, Cornwall and is a product of the Plymouth Argyle youth system, turning professional in May 2004.

Is an Under 21 International with England. Taylor, a defender, currently plays for Premiership outfi

Is an Under 21 International with England. Taylor, a defender, currently plays for Premiership outfit Wigan Athletic."The Latics" acquired his services on 13 July 2005 from Wirral based club Tranmere Rovers for an undisclosed fee, beating off competition from Everton and Norwich City. Taylor signed a four-year contract at the JJB Stadium, due to run until 2009.

A Japanese American professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Entertai

A Japanese American professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment and current work for UPW as a part-time trainer for the wrestlers, as well as working in the independents as Ryan Sakoda.Before coming to WWE, Sakoda had a successful stint in the NWA Zero-One promotion in Japan, stemming from his appearances for Ultimate Pro Wrestling. During this time Sakoda often filled in as an instructor at UPW's Ultimate University, while wrestling as part of the stable Team Emblem with Japanese superstars Masato Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani.

Is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for

Is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted 6th overall by Rain or Shine in 2007.

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1997 against Malaysia. The midfielder was disappointed not to play in the 2004 Summer Olympics, after breaking his tibia two months e

Is a Canadian pair skater. He competed with Carla Montgomery and Meagan Duhamel. In both partnership

Is a Canadian pair skater. He competed with Carla Montgomery and Meagan Duhamel. In both partnerships, he was coached by Lee Barkell.

Usually transliterated Elena Dementieva, is a professional tennis player from Russia, who has won tw

Usually transliterated Elena Dementieva, is a professional tennis player from Russia, who has won two Olympic medals for women's singles, including the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Dementieva is currently ranked World No. 4 and she is the highest ranked Russian player. She has a relationship with ice hockey star Maxim Afinogenov from the Buffalo Sabres.Dementieva played and won her first international tournament, Les Petit As, in France at the age of 13. In 1997, she entered the WTA top 500. She turned professional in 1998 and entered the top 100 in 1999.

Is an American professional basketball player. After a college career at both Oklahoma University an

Is an American professional basketball player. After a college career at both Oklahoma University and the University of Notre Dame, he was a first round draft pick of the Utah Jazz in the 2002 NBA Draft. On draft day, he was traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for their pick, Curtis Borchardt. He has played for the Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 2.3 points per game through his career. He signed for Minnesota Timberwolves in 2005 offseason but was waived prior to the 2005-06 season. In 2006 Ryan Humphrey moved to Italian basketball league playing for Reggio Emilia team Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia also known as "Pallacanestro Reggiana".

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd ro

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd round (45th pick) of the 1999 NBA Draft. He played college basketball at Kansas University under coach Roy Williams. He scored a career high 31 points in a second round loss to Kentucky in the 1999 NCAA Tournament.

Is an American water polo player, currently playing for VK Partizan. He is a member of the United St

Is an American water polo player, currently playing for VK Partizan. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.