Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently (as of January 2010[update]) playing for Dunav Ruse as a forward

Is a Bulgarian footballer currently (as of January 2010[update]) playing for Dunav Ruse as a forward.

Is a Bulgarian football player who, as of 2008, is playing for FC Vaslui in Romania. Kirilov made 51

Is a Bulgarian football player who, as of 2008, is playing for FC Vaslui in Romania. Kirilov made 51 appearances for the Bulgaria national football team from 1998 to 2006. He was part of the squads at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004.

Was an International Chess Grandmaster from the Philippines. FIDE awarded him the International Mast

Was an International Chess Grandmaster from the Philippines. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1975 and the International Grandmaster title in 1976. Balinas was a lawyer by profession, as well as an acclaimed chess writer and journalist.

A retired Spanish footballer who played for RCD Espanyol, Real Zaragoza and for the Spanish national

A retired Spanish footballer who played for RCD Espanyol, Real Zaragoza and for the Spanish national team.

Is a flyweight boxer, and is well known for giving Mexican legend Ricardo Lopez two tough fights. He

Is a flyweight boxer, and is well known for giving Mexican legend Ricardo Lopez two tough fights. He is the only person to hold the undefeated flyweight champion to a draw. Alvarez is an influential promoter and manager in his native Nicaragua and it is a

Shodhan was an attractive left hand batsman and occasional medium pace bowler. He was the second Ind

Shodhan was an attractive left hand batsman and occasional medium pace bowler. He was the second Indian batsman, after Lala Amarnath, to score a hundred on Test debut. He was selected against Pakistan on the weight of the 89* that he scored for West Zone against the Pakistanis earlier in the tour. At Calcutta in a curious Indian innings where every batsman reached double figures, Shodhan scored 110 at batting at No.8 . In an interview Shodhan later reminiscenced about his hundred: "I was an attacking player myself. I relished the attacking field set by Pakistan. Even when the ninth wicket was lost, I managed to hit two consecutive boundaries to reach 100"[2]. He added 40 runs for the last wicket with Ghulam Ahmed.

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who plays for

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who plays for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. Jayatissa made his first-class debut for the side during the 2009-10 Premier Championship, against Chilaw Marians. From the lo

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1983.

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1983.

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1983. He is an old boy of Nalanda College Colom

Was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1983. He is an old boy of Nalanda College Colombo & captained the college cricket team in 1982.

Is a Sri Lankan international cricket referee and a former cricket player.

Is a Sri Lankan international cricket referee and a former cricket player.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1s

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft. A 6'8" small forward from St. John's University and Duke University, McLeod played in three NBA seasons from 1999 to 2001. He played for the Hawks and briefly for the Philadelphia 76ers.

West German alpine skiing champion who won two gold medals and one silver in the 1976 Olympic Winter

West German alpine skiing champion who won two gold medals and one silver in the 1976 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within Germany.

Is a Belgian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 17th in the K-1 event at th

Is a Belgian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 17th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a Brazilian right-sided attacking midfielder.Rosinei played for Corinthians till 2007 and won one

Is a Brazilian right-sided attacking midfielder.Rosinei played for Corinthians till 2007 and won one Campeonato Brasileiro in 2005. He moved to Murcia in January 2008. In July 2008, he was transferred to Internacional. In 2009, he was transferred to Club

Is a Cuban volleyball player, who was a member of the Cuban Women's National Team that won the bronz

Is a Cuban volleyball player, who was a member of the Cuban Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a Singaporean centre-back for S-League side, Home United and also the Singapore national football

Is a Singaporean centre-back for S-League side, Home United and also the Singapore national football team.

Is an English footballer. He is a central midfielder and currently plays for Watford.Jenkins began a

Is an English footballer. He is a central midfielder and currently plays for Watford.Jenkins began a two year academy scholarship with Watford in summer 2007. During the 2007–08 season he played regularly in the club's under-18 side, as well as appearing for the reserves.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 31 first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in the Plunket S

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 31 first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in the Plunket Shield between 1967 and 1977, scoring 723 runs.

Was an international cricket umpire from Australia who is best known for calling Sri Lankan off-spin

Was an international cricket umpire from Australia who is best known for calling Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing. He also played grade cricket for Petersham-Marrickville in the Sydney grade cricket competition. He is the brother-in-law of former Australian swing bowler Terry Alderman. After making his first-class umpiring debut in the 1982-83 season, Emerson was promoted to the National Umpires panel in 1993-94. He made his ODI debut in a match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies in Brisbane in January, 1996.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington. He was a right-hand

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler. Verry made his first-class debut against Central Districts in the final game of the 1985/86 season, opening the bat

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player who was known for being the captain of Adelaide Unit

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player who was known for being the captain of Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League - a team he guided to a minor premiership, a pre-season cup and earning entry into 2 Asian Champions League campaigns. After lea

Is an English former footballer. He was a striker and started his career at Crystal Palace, before s

Is an English former footballer. He was a striker and started his career at Crystal Palace, before spending eleven years with Watford. He played for the club whilst they were both bottom and top of The Football League.

A former Barnard Castle School pupil, is a rugby union player for the Bath in the Guinness Premiersh

A former Barnard Castle School pupil, is a rugby union player for the Bath in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a hooker.

Is a Scottish professional association football player who is currently with Dunfermline Athletic. H

Is a Scottish professional association football player who is currently with Dunfermline Athletic. He started his career with Scottish Premier League side Hibernian and represented Scotland at the under–20 and under–21 levels.