Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a BMX Dirt and Freestyle rider from Beenleigh, Australia. Making his international debut at the 2

Is a BMX Dirt and Freestyle rider from Beenleigh, Australia. Making his international debut at the 2001 Asian X Games alongside Colin MacKay and Jesse Boughton, Guettler won a silver medal, Colin won a bronze medal and Jesse took the gold.Ryan used his wi

Is a Canadian footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder, he was last signed with Hansa Rostoc

Is a Canadian footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder, he was last signed with Hansa Rostock in Germany. Gyaki started his career with Calgary Storm and was discovered by Sheffield United in Cuba while touring with a Calgary select team. Unfortunately, after just one game with United's reserves in August 2005, he damaged knee ligaments and missed the entire 2005-06 promotion campaign. In 2004-05 season, after recovering from torn abdominal muscles, Gyaki captained Canada and scored all four of their goals during qualifying for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in The Netherlands. Gyaki presented Canada in Seventeen games on Under-20 Level and scores four goals. He was rated as on of the top 10 players to watch at the under 20 world cup in 2005.

Is a Scottish footballer. He is currently playing for East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Football Le

Is a Scottish footballer. He is currently playing for East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Football League Third Division after being released from Greenock Morton. Harding was contracted until the summer of 2010, after signing an extended improved contract in the summer of 2008.

Is a professional English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Exeter City.Harley starte

Is a professional English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Exeter City.Harley started his career with Bristol City, as a youngster, apprentice, and then professional. He made 3 appearances for the Bristol City first team, for whom he made his debut versus Port Vale in 2003.

Is an American tennis player. Harrison's highest ranking position has been world number 7, which he

Is an American tennis player. Harrison's highest ranking position has been world number 7, which he achieved in April 2008. His first Junior Grand Slam was the 2007 US Open, where as a wildcard, at the age of 15, he lost in the first round to a qualifier.

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Hietala has played on

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Hietala has played on several mini-tours and third-tier tours: Tight Lies Tour (1997-2001), Canadian Tour (1998), and Golden Bear Tour (2002). He played on the Nationwide Tour i

Is a South African football (soccer) player who last played as a defender for Jomo Cosmos.

Is a South African football (soccer) player who last played as a defender for Jomo Cosmos.

Is an American professional basketball player. At 7 foot, 225 lbs, he is a center who played college

Is an American professional basketball player. At 7 foot, 225 lbs, he is a center who played college ball at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was selected in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats.

Is a professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. His brother, Bryce Holl

Is a professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. His brother, Bryce Hollweg, is an alternate captain for the Army NCAA hockey team.Bryce graduated the USMA in 2008.As the son of a Brazilian father of German descent and Canadian mother, Hollweg chose hockey over soccer. Even as a young boy, he assumed that someday he would be a professional hockey player. His mother would drive him to neighboring cities to attend hockey clinics.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for HFC Haarlem. Holman is a defender who was born in Den Haa

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for HFC Haarlem. Holman is a defender who was born in Den Haag and made his debut in professional football, as a part of the Willem II Tilburg squad in the 2005-06 season.

Is a Cape Verdean football (soccer) forward who plays for Le Havre AC in the Ligue 2. Mendes da Grac

Is a Cape Verdean football (soccer) forward who plays for Le Havre AC in the Ligue 2. Mendes da Graca began his career with Batuque FC and was in summer 2008 sold from Le Havre AC, who played his European debut on 25 match day of the Ligue 1 on 13 May 200

Is a lacrosse player who plays professional box lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings in the National

Is a lacrosse player who plays professional box lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). Boyle starred in both lacrosse and American f

Is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic. Anderson previously played the

Is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic. Anderson previously played the power forward position at California.On April 3, 2008, Anderson declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft.[2] He did not take an agent, leaving himself the option to return to Cal if he withdrew his name from the draft before June 16. On June 26, 2008 Anderson was drafted #21 overall by the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the NBA Draft.

Is an Australian cricketer, currently signed up to play domestic cricket for Yorkshire in 2010. A ri

Is an Australian cricketer, currently signed up to play domestic cricket for Yorkshire in 2010. A right-arm fast medium pace bowler, he played with the Southern Redbacks from 2001–02 to 2007–08. Harris was due to represent Sussex County Cricket Club in the 2008 English summer but the deal fell through when he moved to Queensland because it breached his Sussex contract. A week earlier he had played a first-class match for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In June, 2009 he was signed by Surrey on a short-term contract. Ryan Harris was a part of the Deccan Chargers squad that won the IPL in 2009 in South Africa. In late 2008, he was signed to an Indian Premier League contract with the Deccan Chargers, who are coached by his former Redbacks teammate Darren Lehmann. Harris made his international debut in a One Day International against South Africa in Hobart on 18 January 2009, during which he took the wicket of Neil McKenzie in a spell of 1/54. In March 2010, Harris was called up to the Test squad for the first time, for the upcoming Test series in New Zealand. Harris made his test debut in the first game against NZ, with figures of 2/42 and 4/77.

Is a New Zealand cricketer for Canterbury cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and left-arm mediu

Is a New Zealand cricketer for Canterbury cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and left-arm medium bowler. He made his début in the New Zealand State Championship on March 2009, and with a century, became the first débutante number nine batsman to scor

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Stoke City. His position is as a centre-back.During

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Stoke City. His position is as a centre-back.During his primary school days, Shawcross played representative level football for Flintshire Boys; this team counts Gary Speed, Michael Owen and Ian Rush amongst its former players. Shawcross' younger brother, Rory, also a defender, has also played for this team.

Is an English cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket for Notting

Is an English cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket for Nottinghamshire. He is a primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Sidebottom played his first Test match in 2001 against Pakistan, but failed to take a wicket and was dropped for six years. In 2007 he was brought back into the side following an injury to Matthew Hoggard and took four wickets in his first innings. Since then he has become a prolific bowler for England. He took the 37th Test cricket hat-trick in his 11th match for England against New Zealand, becoming the 11th English player to do so, on March 8, 2008, and on March 23 he took his third five-wicket haul in the same series, breaking the previous record for an Englishman in New Zealand. His father, Arnie Sidebottom, was also a cricketer, and played one Test match for England in 1985 against Australia.

Is a former Australian cricketer who currently plays for ICL's Ahmedabad Rockets . Known as Cambo, h

Is a former Australian cricketer who currently plays for ICL's Ahmedabad Rockets . Known as Cambo, he played for the Western Warriors as a wicket-keeper and as a quick-scoring right-handed batsman, often as an opener. He is also a commentator for Channel 10 Australia's coverage of the Indian Premier League and Champions League Twenty20. Campbell played two One Day Internationals for Australia, filling in for Adam Gilchrist as wicket keeper. He is currently commentating for Channel 10 Australia's coverage of the Indian Premier League.

Is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics; al

Is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Papua New Guinea. He swam for PNG at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics; also serving as the PNG flagbearer in 2008. He is the first PNG swimmer ever to reach an Olympic final. While Pini grew up in Papua New Guinea, he currently

Is a Welsh football midfielder.

Is a Welsh football midfielder.

Is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United as a left midfielder for the entirety of

Is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United as a left midfielder for the entirety of his club career to-date. However, due to Giggs' age, he now plays deeper in central midfield instead of on the left wing. Giggs holds a host of football records, including that of being the most decorated player in British football history. On 11 May 2008, he became the first footballer to collect 10 top division English league title medals.

Is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #12 Alltel/Mobil 1/Kodak Dodge Charger fo

Is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #12 Alltel/Mobil 1/Kodak Dodge Charger for Penske Racing. Newman graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a B.S. in vehicle structure engineering.[1] In 2002, he was the Raybestos Rookie of the Year.He enjoys fishing and working on vintage automobiles, particularly 1950s Chryslers. Newman's car was featured on the cover of the 2005 EA Sports computer game NASCAR SimRacing, and he was actively involved in its development.Newman won the Daytona 500 on February 17, 2008, after passing Tony Stewart on the final lap. It was his first win since September 2005.

A Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United as a left midfielder for the entirety of his

A Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United as a left midfielder for the entirety of his club career to-date, and is famed as one of the greatest wingers of all time in the game. Giggs holds a slew of football records including being the most decorated player in British Football history, as well as the most successful English League winner as he collected his 10th FA Premier League winning medal on 11 May 2008.Giggs was the first player in history to win the PFA Young Player of the Year award consecutively and as of today has played and scored in every single season of the FA Premier League since its inception, also holding the league's records for most all time goal assists with 289 assists in 535 appearances.

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Greenock Morton in the First Division. Kane made hi

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Greenock Morton in the First Division. Kane made his début for Greenock Morton against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 31 October 2009.

Is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially and The Sharks in

Is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially and The Sharks in the Super 14.Ryan is a tall, strong, yet pacey and skilled Number eight. He has a natural flair on attack, breaking the line with powerful runs from the back of the scrum, whilst he is unrelenting on defense. His game is reminiscent of that of Zinzan Brooke and, with maturity and leadership qualities that belie his age. Ryan was selected in the Springbok squad that toured Britain in November and December 2007, the Springboks will play two one off tests against Wales and the Barbarians respectively.