Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Cuban professional volleyball player.[1] He is an outside hitter, and is well known for his out

Is a Cuban professional volleyball player.[1] He is an outside hitter, and is well known for his outstanding vertical jump. In 2007/08 he played for M. Roma Volley. As of 2009, he plays for Pallavolo Piacenza. He was the youngest member of the Cuban men's indoor volleyball team at the 2000 Olympics, which placed seventh.

Is a Cuban former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer

Is a Cuban former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the Cuban team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

is a Guatemalan football midfielder who currently plays for Deportivo Marquense in the Liga Naciona

is a Guatemalan football midfielder who currently plays for Deportivo Marquense in the Liga Nacional de Guatemala. He is the proud father of two beautiful children, a daughter and a son. He and his wife are anxiously expecting the arrival of another addition to their family. One of his older brothers, Roni, and his wife Georgina live in America with their three daughters Jessika, Leslie, and Katie.

An Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in TC 2000.

An Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in TC 2000.

An Argentine football midfielder.Ríos began his career at Independiente in 2001, in 2004 he moved t

An Argentine football midfielder.Ríos began his career at Independiente in 2001, in 2004 he moved to Spain to play for UD Almería but returned to Argentina shortly afterward to play for Arsenal de Sarandí. In 2006 he was signed by Italian Serie B side Genoa, who loaned him to Serie A club Reggina Calcio. However, Ríos failed to gain a place in the team and on January 31, 2007, he was signed by Rosario Central.

Is a former Uruguayan footballer. Rocco spent most of his career in the Primera División Uruguaya,

Is a former Uruguayan footballer. Rocco spent most of his career in the Primera División Uruguaya, playing for Progreso, Nacional and Rampla Juniors. He also had a spell with Textil Mandiyú in the Primera División de Argentina. Rocco was selected as a member of the Uruguay national football team at the 1991 Copa América, but did not make an appearance for the team.

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper.He played mostly for Servette Geneva. After the bankruptcy of Servett

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper.He played mostly for Servette Geneva. After the bankruptcy of Servette Geneva, he then played half a year for FC Lorient and then for Yverdon-Sport FC. Currently he is playing for FC Schaffhausen

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.Before and during his time at

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.Before and during his time at California State University, Northridge Rosales played with the East L.A. Dodgers, a SCC baseball team, his number 11 was retired on December 15, 2008.Rosales attended California State University, Northridge and was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round (581st overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent 4 1/2 seasons in the Padres system. On July 27, 2007, he was acquired by the Arizona Diamondbacks for outfielder Scott Hairston. He had been out with a right hand injury since June 5, 2007, when the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired him.

Is a Haitian soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division.Saint

Is a Haitian soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division.Saint-Preux has represented Haiti at various youth levels. He was a member of Haiti's qualifying squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring a memorable 40 yard goal in his nation's 2-1 victory over Canada.

An Argentine footballer currently playing for Albacete Balompié, on loan from Club Atlético Tigre.

An Argentine footballer currently playing for Albacete Balompié, on loan from Club Atlético Tigre.He made his debut on December 3, 2004 for Tigre and has emerged as a regular starter for the team.

Is a Venezuelan football defender that currently plays for Independiente Santa Fe as well as the Ven

Is a Venezuelan football defender that currently plays for Independiente Santa Fe as well as the Venezuela national team.

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In the 1500 metres event he f

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth.

Is a German footballer who plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

Is a German footballer who plays for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bund

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SK Austria Kärnten. He plays as a midfielder.

Is an Austrian former skier who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New Yor

Is an Austrian former skier who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. In Lake Placid, Stock started very low on the starting list - in heavy snow and on a track that was worn down. All the favorites were down the hill, the

Was a chess Grandmaster, and a chess writer.He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russi

Was a chess Grandmaster, and a chess writer.He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russia. He became a Grandmaster in 1965 and won several tournaments, with his best victory coming at Sochi in 1967, where he tied for first place with Nikolai K

Was a Russian football player. He was the brother of Pavel Zolkin. Zolkin played his only game for R

Was a Russian football player. He was the brother of Pavel Zolkin. Zolkin played his only game for Russia on May 4, 1913 in a friendly against Sweden.

Is an Estonian-born Finnish ice hockey player. He holds dual nationality from Finland and Russia. He

Is an Estonian-born Finnish ice hockey player. He holds dual nationality from Finland and Russia. He currently plays in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Was a Soviet Lativian footballer player and manager.Ostrovskiy made his debut for USSR national foot

Was a Soviet Lativian footballer player and manager.Ostrovskiy made his debut for USSR national football team on November 18, 1961 in a friendly against Argentina (he was selected for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament).

Is a former Soviet/Belarusian weightlifter. Taranenko trained at VSS Uradzhai in Minsk. His first ma

Is a former Soviet/Belarusian weightlifter. Taranenko trained at VSS Uradzhai in Minsk. His first major success took place at the 1980 Olympics, when, competing for the USSR, he won the gold medal in the 110 kilogram class with a 422.5 kg total. He was un

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

A Belarusian discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, finishe

A Belarusian discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships in Munich and twelfth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. He also competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his pool.

Is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He trained

Is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He trained at Vodnik in Gomel. Along with teammate Sergei Makarenko, Geishtor won the first Olympic gold medal by a Belarusian competitor. The two won the C-2 1000 m

Was a Soviet football player.Ivanov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952 in an Olympics game aga

Was a Soviet football player.Ivanov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952 in an Olympics game against Bulgaria. He allowed 5 goals in his next game against Yugoslavia (5:5), 3 more in a replay against Yugoslavia and never played for the national team again.

Is a prominent chess master and trainer, now living in New York City.Arguably his most impressive in

Is a prominent chess master and trainer, now living in New York City.Arguably his most impressive international tournament success occurred at León in 1993, where he won ahead of Vyzmanavin, Topalov, Karpov and a young Peter Leko.