Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007.

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007.

A Romanian former footballer who played as a defender during the 1990's and early 2000's.Potocianu s

A Romanian former footballer who played as a defender during the 1990's and early 2000's.Potocianu started playing professionally in 1990 with his home-town team FCM Resita. In 1993, he earned a move to FC Progresul Bucuresti where he went on to make over 100 appearances before leaving for Switzerland's Servette FC in 1997. While at Servette, he had a loan spell at FC Basel in 1999 and he returned to Progresul Bucuresti in 2000. Injury forced him to retire in 2002 at the age of 28.

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers SC in the I-League. His foo

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers SC in the I-League. His football career is unique among his Japanese counterparts in that Ito has traveled and played as a foreign footballer in nine countries/regions around Asia Pa

Is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer. Piachaud was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bow

Is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer. Piachaud was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. Piachaud made his first-class debut for Oxford University in England in 1958 against Gloucestershire. In a first-class match for Oxford University aga

Is a strength coach and a track and field coach, is a coach of the John Powell Discus Camp annually,

Is a strength coach and a track and field coach, is a coach of the John Powell Discus Camp annually, is a competitive Master's throwing athlete and Highland Games competitor, and an RKC kettlebell instructor. He's a writer who covers all aspects of weight

Is an American foil fencer. “When I was 13, I had a video game called ‘Summer Games,’ with all

Is an American foil fencer. “When I was 13, I had a video game called ‘Summer Games,’ with all the Olympic Sports on it, even fencing," said Kellner. "I couldn’t make the fencing game work very well. So, I asked my mother about fencing, and she said that

Was a famous Bulgarian wrestler and a national hero of Bulgaria. On his return to Bulgaria as a Heav

Was a famous Bulgarian wrestler and a national hero of Bulgaria. On his return to Bulgaria as a Heavyweight World Champion, he was welcomed by thousands as a national hero. In his homeland Dan Kolov devoted himself to charity, arranging many more matches

Is a former butterfly swimmer, who was born in the United States, and swam for Israel in the 1996 Ol

Is a former butterfly swimmer, who was born in the United States, and swam for Israel in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.Kutler began his swimming career after falling into a pool as a youngster, and swam his first race at the age of eight.

Is a former Swedish swimmer. He participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics, competing in freestyle and

Is a former Swedish swimmer. He participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics, competing in freestyle and relay events. He finished 23rd in the 100 m freestyle and 11th in the 4×100 m medley relay.

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 7 seasons for the California Angels, Cleveland

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 7 seasons for the California Angels, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. He also played one season and part of another in Japan with the Yakult Swallows.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dan "Danny" Maff. He retired in

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dan "Danny" Maff. He retired in March 2005 following an as yet undisclosed incident involving his trainer, Homicide, and remained inactive until returning in June 2008. Lopez attended Je

Is a founding father of bodybuilding and a physical fitness pioneer. A world-class bodybuilder in th

Is a founding father of bodybuilding and a physical fitness pioneer. A world-class bodybuilder in the 1940s, by 1949 he had won the Mr. America title of "America's Most Muscular Man" four times.In 1948, Lurie established the International Federation of Bo

A Romanian football (soccer) defender. Currently plays for Unirea Urziceni.

A Romanian football (soccer) defender. Currently plays for Unirea Urziceni.

Is an indoor lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. Marohl attende

Is an indoor lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. Marohl attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he was teammates with former Philadelphia Wings teammate Jeff Ratcliffe. In 1996, Marohl helped lead h

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played nine games in the National Hockey League. He

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played nine games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets.

Is an American wrestler better known as Danny Doring, most known for his time in Extreme Championshi

Is an American wrestler better known as Danny Doring, most known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling, as the tag team partner of Roadkill. He most recently worked in World Wrestling Entertainment in its revived ECW brand. Doring and Roadkill qu

Was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Romani

Was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Romanian basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 tournament. He played both matches.

Was a football player, born in Bucharest, Romania, who played for ten years in the Politehnica squad

Was a football player, born in Bucharest, Romania, who played for ten years in the Politehnica squad. Dan Paltinisanu Stadium is named after him.

Is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USSF Division 2 Profess

Is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. Pelc then played four years of college soccer at Southern New Hampshire University, where he was starting goalkeeper each year. He is tied for second on SNHU's all-time record list with 22 career shutouts. Pelc has played for the Canadian national university team and the Canada U17.

Is a Danish former football player.

Is a Danish former football player.

Is a retired French hurdler. His personal best time was 13.26 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Ch

Is a retired French hurdler. His personal best time was 13.26 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.

Was a Romanian Handball player of national and international fame.Dan started his handball career at

Was a Romanian Handball player of national and international fame.Dan started his handball career at the "Clubul Sportiv Scolar" in Bucharest, Romania, back in 1961-1962, having Cristian Gatu, George Goran, and Mihai Marinescu as team mates, and Virgil Tr

Is a Canadian cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. He has competed in the 2003, 20

Is a Canadian cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. He has competed in the 2003, 2005, and 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with his best placings being 29th in the 50 km event in 2007 and 31st in the 50 km in 2005. Roycroft compet

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He was eliminated in the repechages of t

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Is a pro gamer and poker player from Troy, OH. He currently resides in South Korea. In the 2007 WSOP

Is a pro gamer and poker player from Troy, OH. He currently resides in South Korea. In the 2007 WSOP Heads-Up Event, Schreiber swept Las Vegas poker pro Mark Muchnik in the best 2 out of three matches at the final table. The first match lasted 79 hands while the second lasted only 11 hands. At the time Schreiber was the fifth youngest player ever to win a World Series of Poker bracelet having done so 8 days prior to his 22nd birthday.