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Riri Noro
Riri Noro (野呂 莉里, Noro Riri), Japanese ice hockey forward born 2004 in Kushiro, Hokkaido; twin of Rio Noro. Gold at 2020 Youth Olympics, 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games gold, 9th at 2026 Winter Olympics with Japan.
Rita Chatterton
Rita Chatterton (born Rita Filicoski, 1957), appearing as Rita Marie, became the WWF's first female referee in 1984; in 2022 she settled a rape allegation against Vince McMahon.
Rob Blake
Rob Blake, born 1969 in Simcoe, Ontario, is a Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman, 2001 Stanley Cup and 2002 Olympic gold winner, former Los Angeles Kings GM (2017-25), now Nashville Predators EVP of hockey operations.
Rob Hammond
Rob Hammond (Robert Rodney Hammond, born 1981, Townsville) is an Australian field hockey midfielder, dual Olympian, gold at Athens 2004 and bronze at Beijing 2008, 256 Kookaburras caps, two World Cup titles, later assistant coach.
Rob Mcclanahan
Rob McClanahan (born 1958, Saint Paul, Minnesota), nicknamed Mac, is an American former hockey forward who won 1980 Olympic gold with the Miracle on Ice team, scored the clinching goal against Finland, and played five NHL seasons with the Sabres, Whalers, and Rangers.
Rob Suter
Rob (Bob) Suter, 1957–2014, American ice hockey defenseman from Madison, Wisconsin; won 1980 Olympic gold with the Miracle on Ice team, played all seven games on a broken ankle, later ran Gold Medal Sports.
Robert Crawshaw
Robert Arnold Crawshaw (1869-1952), English swimmer and water polo back for Mayfield and Osborne Swimming Club, Manchester; won 1900 Paris Olympic water polo gold, fourth in 200 m freestyle.
Robert Desmettre
Robert Desmettre (1901-1936), French swimmer and water polo player of EN Tourcoing; 1919 French 500 m freestyle champion (8'24''4) and gold medalist in men's water polo at the Paris 1924 Olympics, where France beat Belgium 3-0 in the final.
Robert Lang
Robert Lang, Czech ice hockey center born 1970 in Teplice, HC Litvínov product, 1990 LA Kings draft pick; 987 NHL games, 703 points; Olympic gold Nagano 1998, bronzes 1992 and 2006; world champion 1996.
Robert Reichel
Robert Reichel, Czech ice hockey centre born 1971 in Litvínov; 1998 Nagano Olympic gold via shootout goal on Patrick Roy, three World Championship titles as captain, 830 NHL games with Calgary, Islanders, Coyotes, and Maple Leafs.
Roberto Cavanagh
Roberto Cavanagh (Roberto Diego Lorenzo Cavanagh y Hearne), Argentine polo player, 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist at #2 for Argentina; later won two Cups of the Americas, seven Argentine Opens, and the 1951 Pan-American Games polo title.
Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo, Canadian NHL goaltender (Islanders, Panthers, Canucks), 1,044 games, 489 wins, two Olympic golds, 2022 first-ballot Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, now Panthers special advisor.
Robin Lehner
Robin Lehner, born 1991 in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a former NHL goaltender (Ottawa, Buffalo, Islanders, Chicago, Vegas), 2018-19 Vezina finalist and two-time Jennings winner, retired after 2022 hip surgery and bankruptcy.
Robin Welsh
Robin Welsh (1869-1934), Scottish curler, rugby wing for Watsonians and Scotland, and tennis representative; won 1924 Chamonix Olympic curling gold for Great Britain aged 54 years 102 days, the oldest Winter Olympic champion.
Rochester Knighthawks
Rochester Knighthawks, NLL box lacrosse team in Rochester, New York, playing at The Blue Cross Arena. Expansion franchise since 2019-20 under the Knighthawks brand; Seneca Nation-owned since 2025; original team won three straight titles 2012-14.
Rod Brind'Amour
Rod Brind'Amour, NHL center and Carolina Hurricanes head coach: 1,184 points, 2006 Cup captain, back-to-back Selke Trophies, Jack Adams 2021, 2026 Stanley Cup as coach.
Rod Paavola
Rod Paavola (Rodney Earland Paavola, 1939-1995) was an American ice hockey defenseman from Hancock, Michigan, who won gold with the United States at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics and later played for the Muskegon Zephyrs and coached the Portage Lake Pioneers.
Rod Plaxton
Rod Plaxton (Hayward Alan Roger Plaxton, 1904-1963), Canadian defenseman with the Toronto Graduates; won ice hockey gold for Canada at the 1928 St. Moritz Winter Olympics, playing three games without scoring; later a Canada Life mortgage manager.
Rog Christian
Rog Christian (Roger Allen Christian, 1935-2011), American ice hockey forward from Warroad, Minnesota; won 1960 Olympic gold, assisted brother Billy against the USSR, co-founded Christian Brothers hockey sticks.
Roger Hansson
Roger Hansson names two Swedish Olympians: Kent Roger Hansson (born 1967, Helsingborg), ice hockey left winger and 1994 Lillehammer gold medalist with Tre Kronor, and Christer Mats Roger Hansson (born 1970, Kalmar), rifle shooter at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Roger Johansson
Roger Johansson (Per Arne Roger Johansson, "Ragge", born 1967), Swedish ice hockey defenseman, 1994 Olympic gold medalist with Tre Kronor at Lillehammer, three-time Swedish champion with Färjestad BK, and Calgary Flames NHL draftee; distinct from shooter Roger Jansson.
Rogers Place
Rogers Place, Edmonton's downtown multi-use arena at 10220 104 Ave NW, opened September 8, 2016; home of the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Oil Kings, 18,500 seats, $613.7 million project, Oilers home through 2036.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a full-contact team sport played on roller skates, in which each team's jammer scores points by lapping opposing blockers on an oval track.
Roller hockey
Roller hockey, also known as Hoquei em Patins, is a team sport on skates played in two forms: inline hockey, and quad or rink hockey on four-wheel skates.
Roller hockey (quad)
Roller hockey, also called rink hockey, is a team sport on quad skates in which five-player teams use curved sticks to drive a hard ball into the goal.
Roller Hockey International
Roller Hockey International (RHI) was a North American professional inline hockey league founded by Dennis Murphy, playing 1993 to 1999 (some accounts to 2001), with 24 teams, ESPN broadcasts, the Murphy Cup, and 4-on-4 high-scoring rules.
Roman Hamrlik
Roman Hamrlik (Roman Hamrlík), Czech defenseman born 1974 in Zlín; first Czech taken first overall in the 1992 NHL Draft by Tampa Bay; 1,395 NHL games, 638 points; Olympic gold at Nagano 1998.
Romeo Rivers
Romeo Norman Rivers (Romie), 1907-1986, Canadian ice hockey forward from Manitoba; won 1932 Olympic gold with the Winnipegs, scoring the tying goal against the United States, and 1935 World Championship gold with the Winnipeg Monarchs.
Ron Francis
Ron Francis (born 1963, Sault Ste. Marie) is a Canadian Hall of Fame center, second all-time in NHL assists (1,249) with 1,798 points, two-time Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh, later Seattle Kraken GM.
Ron Hextall
Ron Hextall, Brandon, Manitoba-born NHL goaltender (1986-99, Flyers, Nordiques, Islanders); first goalie to shoot and score in regular season and playoffs; 1987 Vezina and Conn Smythe; later Flyers and Penguins GM.