Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m event a

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1987 and a silver in 1983.

Schumacher was involved in a collision with a French defender, substitute Patrick Battiston, in the

Schumacher was involved in a collision with a French defender, substitute Patrick Battiston, in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup. Both Battiston and Schumacher were chasing down a long-ball pass, sprinting at each other and the ball from opposite directions. Battiston arrived just before Schumacher, firing off a shot to the left of Schumacher. Just before the resulting collision, Schumacher jumped and put his hands in the air and to his left, as if trying to stop the ball, even though the ball already had passed him. He also seemed to oddly twist and contort his legs off to the side of him while mid-flight, resulting in his buttocks actually making the first impact with Battiston. Afterwards, Battiston was prone, unmoving on the pitch, with his two front teeth knocked out and damaged vertebrae

Was a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestler. Competing mostly in the welterweight or middleweight divisions

Was a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestler. Competing mostly in the welterweight or middleweight divisions, he finished sixth at both the 1966 European Wrestling Championships, the 1968 European Wrestling Championships and the 1970 World Wrestling Championships

Is a former Norwegian playmaker and midfielder, nickname "Dutte". He is the brother of Knut Berg and

Is a former Norwegian playmaker and midfielder, nickname "Dutte". He is the brother of Knut Berg and father of Runar Berg, Ørjan Berg and Arild Berg all top players in the Norwegian Premier League.

Was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s

Was an Austrian cross country skier, ski jumper, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s. He was born in Judenburg. He competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1932

Is a former Austrian football midfielder. He is married and has two children.Cerny made his debut fo

Is a former Austrian football midfielder. He is married and has two children.Cerny made his debut for Austria in a March 1993 friendly match against Greece. He earned 47 caps, scoring 4 goals.[1] His last international was an April 2004 friendly match against Luxembourg.

Is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. The all rounder won one World Cup Race during his active career

Is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. The all rounder won one World Cup Race during his active career, namely the Giant Slalom in Yongpyong, South Corea in 1995. At the end of the season he made second place in the Giant Slalom World Cup behind Alberto Tom

Is an East German-German bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympic

Is an East German-German bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at Lillehammer in 1994.

Is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. He won the silver

Is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. He won the silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Ehrig won two bronze medals in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships (1973, 1975). He also won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1970 and a silver in 1972.

Austrian motorsport journalist and racing driver.

Austrian motorsport journalist and racing driver.

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s.

Is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic

Is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received the King's cup in 1963 and 1967. Grønningen won the 15 km t

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played as a defender for the Denmark national foo

Was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played as a defender for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He played his entire club career for Copenhagen club B 93.

Is a former defensive end who played 7 seasons in the NFL for the Denver Broncos. He played for the

Is a former defensive end who played 7 seasons in the NFL for the Denver Broncos. He played for the Broncos from 1994 to 2000 and was a starter in Super Bowl XXXIII.

Was a Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired (West) German middle distance runner who specialized in 1500 metres. He was one of the

Is a retired (West) German middle distance runner who specialized in 1500 metres. He was one of the runners that set a world record of 14:38.8 minutes in the 4x1500 metres relay in 1977, together with Thomas Wessinghage, Michael Lederer, and Karl Fleschen. He ran 3:40.2 minutes on the second leg.[citation needed] He finished sixth in 1500 m at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. In 1980, Hudak temporarily became the third-fastest 1500 m runner of all time when he set a personal best of 3:31.96 minutes at a meeting in Koblenz where Steve Ovett set a new world record and Thomas Wessinghage set a new German record. 3:31.96 remained his career best time. In Germany only Thomas Wessinghage has run faster.[1] However, Hudak could not participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the West German boycott.

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Ger

Was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches as forward.

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer (capocannoniere) in Bologna's 1964 Serie A championship winning season. Harald Nielsen played 14 games for the Denmark national football team in 1959 and 1960, scoring 15 goals, and he was known as Guld-Harald (Gold-Harald).

Is a former German football player. On the national level he played for East Germany national team

Is a former German football player. On the national level he played for East Germany national team (41 matches/four goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer O

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

Is a former German footballer.Karger moved from amateur club FC Burgsolms to the Bundesliga side Ei

Is a former German footballer.Karger moved from amateur club FC Burgsolms to the Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in 1979. The qualified mail man scored in his first season 9 goals in 23 appearances. In UEFA cup Karger netted as well for his club and

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German former footballer.

Is a German football coach and a former player. He signed with VfB Stuttgart in the 1989 off-season

Is a German football coach and a former player. He signed with VfB Stuttgart in the 1989 off-season after finishing in the Top 10 of Bundesliga scorers for 3 consecutive seasons, but suffered a serious knee injury with few days to go before the season ope

A former German football player.Initially a striker, Konopka joined 1. FC Köln in time to capture t

A former German football player.Initially a striker, Konopka joined 1. FC Köln in time to capture the German U19 title in 1971, the summer he turned professional. Sort of an ever-present member of the first-team, the tough tackling defender excelled in a full back role for his club throughout the years. He won three German Cup's with 1. FC Köln and was runner-up with them in two other editions. Ending up on the second best position in Bundesliga with Köln two times, Harald Konopka was part of the famous 1.

Was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in coxed eights a

Was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Norwegian team.