Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 11th in the C-1 slalom eve

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 11th in the C-1 slalom event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a retired Indonesian football player, who gained fame for scoring a goal with a bicycle kick in m

Is a retired Indonesian football player, who gained fame for scoring a goal with a bicycle kick in match against Kuwait in the 1996 Asian Cup. He is currently joint coach for the Indonesian Under-23 national team, alongside, another former Indonesian foot

Is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery.

Is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery.

Is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 Metres Breaststroke at the 1960 Summe

Is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 Metres Breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch swimmer who had won an olympic medal. Pieter van den Hoogenband followed in his footsteps at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney

Is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club Laren. She also plays for the

Is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club Laren. She also plays for the Netherlands national team, however most of the time as a defender. She was part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey W

A football (soccer) manager from the Netherlands, who's the developer of the Coerver coaching method

A football (soccer) manager from the Netherlands, who's the developer of the Coerver coaching method. He won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 1973-1974 season.The 1998 FIFA World Cup in France saw the first Coerver student, Boudewijn Zenden who played for the Netherlands national football team, to make the FIFA World Cup.Coerver Coaching Technique is a soccer coaching technique which Coerver created. By analysing videotapes of various great players including Pelé, devised a new concept in football which advocates that skill could not only be inherent with the young players but could also be passed on in a comprehensive academic way. Under this technique, players progress in a structured manner,

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Sum

Is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.Eight years later he was part of the East German team which finished seventh. He played all six matches as goalkeeper again.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metre dash.He competed for Poland at the 1964 Su

Was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metre dash.He competed for Poland at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where he won the silver medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Andrzej Zielinski, Marian Foik and Marian Dudziak. In his younger days, Maniak lived in England and competed for a local Athletics club under the name of Vic Manning

Is a former boxer and Olympic silver medalist. He lost the gold medal match to Dieter Kottysch.

Is a former boxer and Olympic silver medalist. He lost the gold medal match to Dieter Kottysch.

Is a former female field hockey striker from The Netherlands, who represented her native country at

Is a former female field hockey striker from The Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. At the last tournament in Atlanta, Georgia the former player of Hockey Vereniging Victoria in Rotterdam (wh

Was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished ninth in

Was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished ninth in the 5000 metres competition.

A Thai boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics an

A Thai boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He returned to Thailand to a hero's welcome: honored with a new house, over 20 million baht, a job promotion (as a police officer in Suhkhothai), and paraded at the front of a procession of 49 elephants through the city of Bangkok.Ponlid defeated Vardan Zakaryan of Germany in round 1, Andrew Kooner of Canada in round 2, upset Cuban Manuel Mantilla in the quarterfinal, beat Vladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine in the semifinal and finally met Atlanta silver medalist Bulat Jumadilov of Kazakhstan in the final. The Thai led after every round of the bout, despite Jumadilov taking the second 6-5 to pull back to 9-7 behind, and caused endless problems for the Kazakh with his probing right lead and quick left.

Is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands.Mazereeuw represented her native c

Is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands.Mazereeuw represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany), but the highlight of her career was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, where she won silver medals at both the 100m (1:14.29) and the 200m (2:37.50) breaststroke.

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-hand medium-pace bowler. Despite h

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-hand medium-pace bowler. Despite having played on several occasions for the Sri Lankan A team, he is yet to make the same impact for his country's full squad, with little but a selection to

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the S

Is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Saracens F.C. in the Guinness premiership, and the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks. Before his move to the Bulls, he was the captain of the Cats (Now known as the Lions). He weighs 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) and stands 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall. Van Heerden is known for his high work rate, toughness as well as his leadership experience, despite having captained perpetually unsuccessful teams [such as the Cats/Lions during the 2004-6 Super 12/14 seasons in which, only 4 games from 35 were won].

Is a Dutch professional golfer.After turning professional at the end of 2006, Besseling played on th

Is a Dutch professional golfer.After turning professional at the end of 2006, Besseling played on the EPD Tour, one of the developmental golf tours based in Europe, during 2007. He finished 5th on the 2007 Order of Merit,[2] having been in the top 20 in a

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He earned his PGA Tour card

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He earned his PGA Tour card for the 2009 season by finishing T-18th in the 2008 version of Q-school.Collins made a 20-foot par putt at the last hole of 2008 Q-School to win his 2009 P

S a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

S a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Is a former American football player. Marshall played linebacker in the National Football League for

Is a former American football player. Marshall played linebacker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Washington Redskins, the Houston Oilers, the Arizona Cardinals, and the New York Jets. He won two Super Bowls in his career, Super Bowl XX as a member of the 1985 Bears, and Super Bowl XXVI with the 1991 Redskins.

Is a retired Ghanian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United Sta

Is a retired Ghanian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in his native Ghana. In 1968, Mfum play

Was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal

Was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.

Is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdo

Is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdoor records.

Was a British physician and ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Was a British physician and ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.