Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg. He

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2002 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1991 for FC Spartak Oryol.

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing for FC Spartak Moscow. He also played for the Ukraine na

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing for FC Spartak Moscow. He also played for the Ukraine national under-21 football team. From June 06, 2008 he has Russian citizenship. He made his debut for the first team on July 27, 2008 when he came on as a last minute substitute in a game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.

Is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Bas

Is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Baseball League.

Is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Bas

Is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Baseball League.

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a striker for FC Zorya Luhansk. He is also a member o

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a striker for FC Zorya Luhansk. He is also a member of the Ukraine national under-19 football team.

A former Israeli footballer. As a striker, he holds many records with the Israeli national football

A former Israeli footballer. As a striker, he holds many records with the Israeli national football team.

An Israeli chess Grandmaster. He was born in Dzierzoniów in Poland.In 1978, he tied for 2nd-5th in

An Israeli chess Grandmaster. He was born in Dzierzoniów in Poland.In 1978, he tied for 2nd-5th in Skien. In 1978, he won in Gausdal. In 1979, he tied for 1st-2nd in Biel. In 1979, he took 2nd in the Lucerne Zonal). In 1979, he took 12th in the Riga Interzonal, won by Mikhail Tal.

Is a sportsperson from Mauritius. He competes in archery, a sport he took up at the age of 24. Prior

Is a sportsperson from Mauritius. He competes in archery, a sport he took up at the age of 24. Prior to this he played volleyball, and his uncle Feizal Bundhun is a former national volleyball team coach. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Bundhun placed 64th in

Is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist. He was caught on using doping in the Vuelta a Guatemala

Is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist. He was caught on using doping in the Vuelta a Guatemala, alongside Abel Jochola, Nery Velázquez, David Calanche, Noel Velázquez (2nd), Carlos López (3rd), Reynaldo Murillo and Federico Muñoz.

Is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the

Is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Is a Russian team handball player, world champion and olympic medallist.

Is a Russian team handball player, world champion and olympic medallist.

Is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olym

Is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She's specialized in the distances of 1000 m, 1500 m and Team Pursuit. In the season of 2005–2006 Lobysheva acted for the first time in the European

Is a female hammer thrower from Russia. Her personal best is 76.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in

Is a female hammer thrower from Russia. Her personal best is 76.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Zhukovskiy.

A retired long-distance runner from Belarus, best known for winning the bronze medal for the Soviet

A retired long-distance runner from Belarus, best known for winning the bronze medal for the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1986 European Championships (Stuttgart, West Germany).

Is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olym

Is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s.

Is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympic

Is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. She is the tallest member of the team, standing 2.05cm tall (6ft 9in).

Is a Kazakhstani slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. She was eliminated in the semifinals

Is a Kazakhstani slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a Russian professional snowboarder.

Is a Russian professional snowboarder.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in parallel giant slalom, an event in which she won a silver

Is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in parallel giant slalom, an event in which she won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is a speed skater who competes for Russia. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Shikhova competed in two eve

Is a speed skater who competes for Russia. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Shikhova competed in two events. In her the first event, the 1000 m, Shikhova finished 11th overall with a time of 1:17.46. In her second event, the 1500 m, Shikhova finished 8th over

Is a Kazakhstani high jumper.Her personal best jump is 1.98 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Tashkent

Is a Kazakhstani high jumper.Her personal best jump is 1.98 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Tashkent.[1] This is the Asian record, although she shares it with two athletes: Nadejda Dusanova and Svetlana Radzivil.