Schoeman Roland South Africa Swimming Player

Full name : Roland Mark Schoeman
Nationality : South Africa
Born : 3 July 1980 (age 31  Pretoria, South Africa
Sport : Swimming
Stroke(s) : freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke
Club : Northern Tigers Swimming
College team : Arizona Wildcats (USA)

Roland Mark Schoeman (born 3 July 1980) is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa.

He was born in Pretoria, and first ventured seriously into a pool when he was 16, in order to show a girl how interested he was in her. Within a few months he was swimming competitively, beginning a career that would see him attain one gold medal, two silvers and a bronze at the Commonwealth Games and set new South African records in the 100m Freestyle (48.69s), 50m Freestyle (22.04s), 100m Butterfly (52.73s) and 50m Butterfly (23.65s) events.

His latest achievements have been winning a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the 4 x 100m freestyle, a silver medal in the 100m freestyle event and a bronze in the 50m freestyle.

At the 2005 LC World Championships in Montreal, Canada he won two gold medals (50m Butterfly [+ world record] and Freestyle).

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Giuseppe Rossi Fottball Profile & Photos 2012

Date of birth: 01.02.1987
Place of birth: Clifton, New Jersey
Age: 24
Height: 1,73
Nationality:  Italy
  United States
Position: Striker - Centre Forward
Foot: both
Market value: 26.500.000 £
30.000.000 €
Player's agent: P&P Pastorello and Partners S.A.S.

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Michael Essien Ghanaian Football Player

Name: Michael Essien
Nationality: Ghanaian
Date of Birth: 03/12/1982
Height: 5' 10" (177cm)
Weight: 13st 6lbs (85.35kg)
Clubs: Lyon, Bastia
Position: Midfielder

Michael Essien is the Ghana international who currently plays for English Premier League side Chelsea FC. Michael Essien is known for his all-round performance, and he is quite capable of playing in various areas of the pitch. His versatility has often been used by the various managers of Chelsea in to get the best out of the team. He is recognised as one of the important players of the Chelsea team.

Michael Essien started his playing career with the youth Academy of Liberty Professionals before moving to French club Bastia in 2000. His professional debut for the club came in 2000, but it clearly became evident that Michael Essien was not going to become a first-team player from the word go. In his first ever season with the club, he made 12 appearances and scored one goal. However, the following season was more rewarding for Michael Essien as he made 24 appearances and established himself as one of the important members of the squad.

After spending two more years with Bastia, Michael Essien decided to move to Lyon in the 2003-04 season following the acceptance of the € 8 million transfer fee. Despite the presence of various defensive midfielders like Edmilson and Mahamadou Diarra, the young Michael Essien continued to impress both his club and various clubs across Europe. It is not surprising to learn that he spent only two years with Lyon, but in those two years, he made a total of more than 70 appearances, which served to re-establish the belief that Michael Essien was indeed transforming into a great player.

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Carlie Butler Australia Female Golf Player

Surname: Butler
First Name(s): Carlie Anne
Date of Birth: 11th December 1981
Place of Birth: Sydney
Nationality: Australia
Residence: Australia
Interests: Working out, Reading, Chelsea FC
Date turned Pro. 12th November 2002
Exemption Status: Career Money
Sponsor: Nike Golf
Represents: Australia

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Petra Cetkovska Biography

Country: Czech Republic
Born:February 8, 1985
Age:26 years, 310 days 
Height:5'8''
Plays:Right Handed
Rank:31
Best Rank:30, Oct 24, 2011
Petra Cetkovska was born in Prostejov, Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia at the time) on February 8th 1985.

Her highest singles ranking is world number 40, achieved in 2011, while her best doubles ranking is world number 110, on March 3rd 2008.

In her career, Petra Cetkovska has won a total of 20 ITF singles titles, while still pursuing her first WTA level title in singles. She lost her only WTA final in New Haven, in 2011, to world number 1 Caroline Wozniacki. Her only WTA title was won in doubles, alongside fellow hottie Andrea Hlavackova, at their home country, winning the 2007 edition of the Prague Open.

Petra Cetkovska has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament twice. She got to the last sixteen at the 2008 Roland Garros, after beating, among others, Alona Bondarenko, the 23rd seed. She was, however, destroyed by eventual champion and then world number 2 Ana Ivanovic. That poor display was avenged at Wimbledon, in 2011. Petra Cetkovska beat Ana to reach her second ever fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament.

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