Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Won a silver medal in sailing for Ireland with partner David Wilkins at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in

Won a silver medal in sailing for Ireland with partner David Wilkins at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Flying Dutchman class. The sailing events took place at Pirita Yachting Club in Tallinn, Estonia.

Is a professional surfer from North Shore, Hawaii. Some of his contest accomplishments include the P

Is a professional surfer from North Shore, Hawaii. Some of his contest accomplishments include the Pipeline Masters in 2001, which he took 4th place even after just recovering from a knee injury, and first place at the 2003 Hansen's Pipeline Pro in 2003 a

Was a semi-successful mariner in the late sixteenth and early seventieth centuries. Rijp is best kno

Was a semi-successful mariner in the late sixteenth and early seventieth centuries. Rijp is best known for his involvement with the Dutch explorer Willem Barents.

Is a sailor from the Netherlands Antilles, who won a silver medal in Men's Lechner Sailboard in the

Is a sailor from the Netherlands Antilles, who won a silver medal in Men's Lechner Sailboard in the 1988 Summer Olympics, his country's first Olympic medal.

Is a German diver who competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, and the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two Ol

Is a German diver who competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, and the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two Olympic medals. Hempel won a silver in 10 m Platform and a bronze medal in 10 m synchronized platform. He also competed on the 3m springboard, scoring "the s

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a New Zealand yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at 3 Olympic Games and won a silver medal

Is a New Zealand yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at 3 Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Shearer teamed with Leslie Egnot in the Women's 470 Class and finished second behind the Spanish crew.

Is a retired female diver from the United States, who twice represented her native country at the Su

Is a retired female diver from the United States, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1976. In 1975 she claimed the world title in the Women's 10m Platform competition.

Is a retired diver from Canada, who was supposed to represent her native country at the 1980 Summer

Is a retired diver from Canada, who was supposed to represent her native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but failed to do so after the boycott. A resident of Thornhill, Ontario she twice won a medal at the Pan American Games (1975 and 1979), and two

Was a female diver from the United States. More commonly known as Wendy Wyland, she represented her

Was a female diver from the United States. More commonly known as Wendy Wyland, she represented her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, winning the bronze medal in the Women's 10m Platform competition. Two years earlier,

Is a Swedish cyclist and mountaineer.Corax is an authority on Tibet. In 2003 he crossed the Tibetan

Is a Swedish cyclist and mountaineer.Corax is an authority on Tibet. In 2003 he crossed the Tibetan plateau Chang Tang on bike in 45 days with Nadine Saulnier. The Chang Tang trip resulted in a 30-minute film, called "Too Tired", part of the series "Into

Is a Polish mathematician, alpinist, politician and was a vice-president of the European Parliament'

Is a Polish mathematician, alpinist, politician and was a vice-president of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee from January 2007 until mid-2009.he was a member of the Obywatelski Klub Parlamentarny, then the Democratic Union and the Freedom Union. Today, he is a member of the Democratic Party, the continuation of Democratic Union.On 13 June 2004, Onyszkiewicz was elected to the European Parliament as a candidate of Democratic Union in the 10th constituency (Lesser Poland+Swietokrzyskie Voivodeships) receiving 50 155 votes (6,37%). On July 20, 2004 he was elected a Vice-President of the European Parliament. Onyszkiewicz is Chairman of the ICDT's International Board of Directors.

Is a Norwegian adventurer and sailing skipper. He has undertaken a number of controversial voyages,

Is a Norwegian adventurer and sailing skipper. He has undertaken a number of controversial voyages, primarily to the polar regions. He is most renown for his voyages together with Alex Rosén (Norwegian comedian/presenter/musician) in the 27-foot Albin Veg

Is a female diver from Mexico. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympi

Is a female diver from Mexico. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.

Is an aerial surfer who graduated from Santa Cruz High School. Collins is one of the original noncon

Is an aerial surfer who graduated from Santa Cruz High School. Collins is one of the original nonconformists. He was able to take what Christian Fletcher did before him and dominate the air surfing world in the mid nineties. Ratboy took the air surfing co

Is an Australian sailor. Together with team mate Steven Thomas, Warren became the 2008 World Champio

Is an Australian sailor. Together with team mate Steven Thomas, Warren became the 2008 World Champion in the 29er boat by finishing in front of fellow Australians Byron White and William Ryan.

Is an Argentine sailboat racer. Teaming up with Juan de la Fuente, he raced for Argentina on the 200

Is an Argentine sailboat racer. Teaming up with Juan de la Fuente, he raced for Argentina on the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia finishing in third place and obtaining a bronze medal for his country. Considered for many as one of the best yachtm

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Was a surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He was an accomplished surfer, waterman, and adventurer.

Was a surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He was an accomplished surfer, waterman, and adventurer. As a surfer, he made his reputation surfing Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, California. At age 16, he was made internationally famous when his wipeout at Maver

Was a New Zealand aviatrix.Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, in

Was a New Zealand aviatrix.Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally. In 1934 she flew solo from England to Australia. For this achievement and for subsequent record-breaking flights, she was awarded the Harmon Trophy three times from 1935 through to 1937. in 1924 she was enrolled into a secretarial school and studied ballet and piano and at the age of 18 wanted to become a pilot.

Is a French sailor. Le Cam was crewman with Éric Tabarly and Michel Desjoyeaux, and won the Solitai

Is a French sailor. Le Cam was crewman with Éric Tabarly and Michel Desjoyeaux, and won the Solitaire du Figaro in 1994, 1996 and 1999. He later took interest in multihull ships. On the 6th January 2009, whilst competing in the Vendee Globe, he went missi

Is a French sailor. He is best known for his achievements in single-handed sailing and set the curre

Is a French sailor. He is best known for his achievements in single-handed sailing and set the current world-record for the westabout circumnavigation (he holds the overall record, i.e. although he sailed solo, nobody was faster on this route with a crewe

Was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by many in both Argentina and his native France, where many s

Was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by many in both Argentina and his native France, where many schools bear his name.Mermoz, whose infancy had been marked by World War I news, joined the French Air Force in 1922, being assigned, as a pilot of the air

Is an aviatrix. She is most famous for co-piloting a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world

Is an aviatrix. She is most famous for co-piloting a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from 14 to 23 December 1986. The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), more tha

Is a former Norwegian sportsperson who competed in alpine skiing and sailing. She competed in both t

Is a former Norwegian sportsperson who competed in alpine skiing and sailing. She competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, the second Norwegian woman to do so. In Lake Louise in December 1995, which would be her last World Cup race, Lunde sustaine