Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She won

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and again in the 2007 World Women's

Is a Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Russia and i

Is a Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Russia and in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Kazakhstan.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she finished fourth in the K-4 500 m event and fifth in the K-2 500 m event.

Is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest junior singles ranking is 1, which she reached on Jun

Is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest junior singles ranking is 1, which she reached on June 7, 2010. Her current junior ranking as of September 13, 2010 is at No. 3. Khromacheva had a breakthrough on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2008, in that year

Is one of the most successful figure skaters

Is one of the most successful figure skaters

Is an American chess player and won U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998 and 2007. Born in Odessa

Is an American chess player and won U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998 and 2007. Born in Odessa, USSR (now Ukraine), she is widely known for her series of chess training videos, the "Krushing Attacks" series. Krush learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to Brooklyn that same year (1989).

Is a former field hockey player from Germany.She was a member of the Women's National Team that won

Is a former field hockey player from Germany.She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A player from hockey club Berliner HC, she competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, s

Is Latvian professional tennis player currently ranked No. 697 in singles and No. 396 in doubles. Sh

Is Latvian professional tennis player currently ranked No. 697 in singles and No. 396 in doubles. She has played the most ties for team Latvia in FedCup.

Is a Kazakhstani triple jumper.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

Is a Kazakhstani triple jumper.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlant

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 500 m event and the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event.

Is a retired East German discus thrower. On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's

Is a retired East German discus thrower. On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at 73.36 meters.[1] Today, this result is enough to occupy the sixth place on the world all-time list[2] and a fourth place on the German all-time list behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda and Diana Gansky-Sachse.[3] Her career highlights include a gold medal with 60.30 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships,[4] an eighth place with 63.78 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics[5] and a fourth place with 65.20 m at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics.[5] She represented the sports team TSC Berlin and became East German champion in 1982.[6]

Is a German long-distance runner of Kazakh descent. Her most significant success to date is victory

Is a German long-distance runner of Kazakh descent. Her most significant success to date is victory in the 2008 Berlin Marathon in 2 hours 19 minutes 19 seconds.

Is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2008 Ukrainian national champion and 2007 & 2010 silver med

Is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2008 Ukrainian national champion and 2007 & 2010 silver medalist.

Is a German rower, who won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a member of the SG Dyn

Is a German rower, who won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a member of the SG Dynamo Potsdam.[

Is a female weightlifter from Kazakhstan.At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 9t

Is a female weightlifter from Kazakhstan.At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked 9th in the 69 kg category, lifting 228 kg in total.

Is a Russian figure skater. She placed 4th at the 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Is a Russian figure skater. She placed 4th at the 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Winter Olympics and in the 1

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Winter Olympics and in the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in th

Is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in the 10 km Pursuit competition. She had also competed in the cross country skiing events 1994, 1998 and the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and

Is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and claimed the gold medal. In the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal.

Is a Russian judoka. Rodina also competed in Mixed martial arts

Is a Russian judoka. Rodina also competed in Mixed martial arts

Is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. S

Is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. S

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. Competing for the Unified Team at the 199

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. Competing for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she finished ninth in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is an Estonian ice dancer.

Is an Estonian ice dancer.

Is a Russian-American chess and bridge player. In chess, she has been a world championship Candidate

Is a Russian-American chess and bridge player. In chess, she has been a world championship Candidate and gained the title Woman Grandmaster. In contract bridge she has been four times the World Champion.

Is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and si

Is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on October 13, 1997, when she became number 7 in the world. She retired in 2000.