Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

A Belarusian shot putter. She rose to top international level in the early 2000's, winning several m

A Belarusian shot putter. She rose to top international level in the early 2000's, winning several medals, and finishing fourth at her first Summer Olympics in 2004. She became world champion in 2005.

Is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. Naeemuddin is a specialist batsman who has played two One Day I

Is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. Naeemuddin is a specialist batsman who has played two One Day Internationals, during the 2004 Asia Cup, and has also represented the UAE at various other levels.[1]

A retired Iranian football player and now a football coach. He usually played in the defender positi

A retired Iranian football player and now a football coach. He usually played in the defender position.He played for a few clubs in Iran, namely Bahman, Persepolis FC and Foolad FC.Sadavi started at Bahman where he played for a season before Tehran giants Persepolis FC signed him on August 1, 1997.He participated at 1998 FIFA World Cup for the Iran national football team.He coached Sanat Naft FC and has coached Shahin Bushehr in Iran's Azadegan League since 2005 after Human Afazeli's departure from the club. He was also a first team coach of the Iran national under-23 football team for a short period in 2007.

An actor and social activist from India.Ali has accomplishments in several fields. She was the natio

An actor and social activist from India.Ali has accomplishments in several fields. She was the national swimming champion from 1972-1974. She won the Miss India title in 1976 and was runner-up at the Miss International contest in 1977. Ali was also a jockey at the Calcutta Gymkhana in 1979.

Was a Kenyan athlete, who won the 10.000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.He won 50

Was a Kenyan athlete, who won the 10.000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.He won 5000 metres silver medal at the inaugural All-Africa Games in 1965, the race was won by Kipchoge Keino. He burst onto the international long distance running

A professional baseball player for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Basebal

A professional baseball player for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Despite having one of the best fastballs of anyone in the league, Arakaki has battled control problems and injuries throughout his career. In 2007, Arakaki set the NPB record for most wild pitches in a season with 21, breaking Kazuhisa Ishii's record.Arakaki was first seen at the 1998 Koshien summer tournament, and caught the eyes of many scouts with his fastball and sharp break on his slider. Despite his team not going far in the tournament, he was scouted by the Orix BlueWave and offered a contract. However, Arakaki turned it down stating that he did not intend to play for Orix. Incidentally, the man who scouted Arakaki subsequently jumped to his death from an apartment building.

Is a Malian women's basketball player with Pleyber-Christ Basket Club of France's Ligue Féminine de

Is a Malian women's basketball player with Pleyber-Christ Basket Club of France's Ligue Féminine de Basketball and the Mali women's national basketball team. After winning the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007, Coulibaly represented Mali at the 2008

Is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surpr

Is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona). She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where

Is an Egyptian athlete (track and field) who represented Egypt in the international events in the 19

Is an Egyptian athlete (track and field) who represented Egypt in the international events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and discus throw.

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer O

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the K-1 event at Athens in 2004.

A Thai footballer. He plays for Thailand Premier League clubside Chonburi FC.

A Thai footballer. He plays for Thailand Premier League clubside Chonburi FC.

Is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.

Is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox spin bowler. He is sometimes known by his nickname Shawon. He has made one first class century, 113 against Dhaka Division, and one ton in the one day game, 101 against Chittagong Division. His best first class bowling, 4 for 14, came for Khulna Division against Barisal Division.

Is a football Defender. He currently plays in Panama for the ANAPROF team, Club Deportivo Árabe Uni

Is a football Defender. He currently plays in Panama for the ANAPROF team, Club Deportivo Árabe Unido.

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Dartford in the

Is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Dartford in the Ryman Premier League in England and for the Sierra Leone national football team. He has most notably played for Coventry City and Crystal Palace before mo

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for Auber 93 team. He is the younger brother of cyclist

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for Auber 93 team. He is the younger brother of cyclist Said Haddou.

An Israeli football (soccer) goalkeeper.Strauber began his career in the youth club of Hapoel Tel Av

An Israeli football (soccer) goalkeeper.Strauber began his career in the youth club of Hapoel Tel Aviv and was promoted to the senior squad in 1992. Strauber remained in Hapoel Tel Aviv for one season before moving to Hapoel Kiryat Ono for one season too. At the next season Strauber was playing in Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv were he stayed for one year. During playing in those three clubs Strauber was also the goalkeeper of the Israel national under-21 football team and had 17 international caps.

Is a Bosnian figure skater. She placed 27th in the qualifying round at the 2006 World Junior Figure

Is a Bosnian figure skater. She placed 27th in the qualifying round at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (-100 kg) division

At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight (-100 kg) division and the open weight class division.[1In the same division, he won a gold medal at the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. He was the first Mongolian ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics[2], by defeating Kazakhstani judoka Askhat Zhitkeyev.[3] On the 14th of August, 2008, he was inducted as the state honored athlete of Mongolia as well as hero of labor.[4]He currently resides in Ulan Bator.

Is a Bulgarian figure skater. He was previously coached by Evelina Panova, but now he coaches himse

Is a Bulgarian figure skater. He was previously coached by Evelina Panova, but now he coaches himself. He also coaches his teammate Hristina Vassileva.

Is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Ittihad.

Is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Ittihad.

Is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for Al-Shabab.He plays

Is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for Al-Shabab.He plays for the Saudi Arabian national team occasionally and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Saudi Arabian footballer, currently playing for the Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad club. He plays as a

Is a Saudi Arabian footballer, currently playing for the Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad club. He plays as a centre forward.Hazazi made his international debut in 2008, and scored an important goal for Saudi Arabia in a come back 2–1 victory against Iran in Tehran on 28 March 2009. At the moment, he is averaging exactly a goal every two games for the national team.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Lada Togliatti.He played for the main squads of FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok and FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Cup.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of July 2009, he works as an assist

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of July 2009, he works as an assistant coach with FC Chita. He also holds Tajikistani citizenship. He is the all-time second best scorer of the Russian First Division with 127 goals, behind Yevgeni Alkhimov.