Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the Netherlands in the 192

Was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jacob Boot, Harry Broos and Marinus va

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second r

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Patrick Dwyer.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.[1]

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1971 he became the first Dutchman to win a F.I.M. w

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1971 he became the first Dutchman to win a F.I.M. world championship when he claimed the 50 cc title. In 1973 he won another 50 cc world championship.[1]He lost the 1972 world championship to Angel Nieto by the narrowest of margins. The two riders ended the season tied with 69 points and three victories apiece. The championship was decided on aggregate times, with Nieto given the title by mere seconds[2].

Is a Polish wrestler who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.Silver medalist at the 1980 Summer Oly

Is a Polish wrestler who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.Silver medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics in wrestling in 82 kg category (middleweight).

Was a Polish football player and bronze-medal winner in the 1974 World Cup tournament in Germany. He

Was a Polish football player and bronze-medal winner in the 1974 World Cup tournament in Germany. He played in seventeen matches for the Polish national football team and was a double-champion with the club Stal Mielec. He is often noted for scoring a historic goal for the Polish national team on 17 October 1973 against England at Wembley Stadium in 57th minute during the final group qualifying match for the 1974 World Cup. The match ended in a 1-1, which allowed the Polish team to win the group and qualify for the 1974 World Cup. The team had ultimately secured 3rd place in the tournament.

Is a former Polish amateur boxer, who won the Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Polish amateur boxer, who won the Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Alta IF.He grew up in Karasjok, and is th

Is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Alta IF.He grew up in Karasjok, and is the brother of fellow footballer Leif Arne Brekke.He has played for the Sápmi national football team.

Is a former speed skater from Norway.Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Sten Stensen, and Kay Stenshjemm

Is a former speed skater from Norway.Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Sten Stensen, and Kay Stenshjemmet, Jan Egil Storholt was one of the legendary four S-es (which sounds like "four aces" in Norwegian), four Norwegian top skaters in the 1970s and early 198

Is a former Norwegian Alpine skier, active between 1987 and 1994. He won three World Cup victories,

Is a former Norwegian Alpine skier, active between 1987 and 1994. He won three World Cup victories, two in Super-G and one in Giant Slalom. In addition he won the World Cup title for Super G in 1994. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Thorsen won a bron

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that

Is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She was born in Auckland.

Is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1945 to 1952 and won 7

Is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1945 to 1952 and won 7 victories. He wore the yellow jersey in the 1948 Tour de France. His victories included the 1945 edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège,

A former footballer from Sweden. He played 35 matches and scored 4 goals for the national team. 2 of

A former footballer from Sweden. He played 35 matches and scored 4 goals for the national team. 2 of those goals came at the Euro 1992. He was selected for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, but didn't play. Eriksson was also selected for the swedish 1994 FIFA World Cup squad but had to leave the team just before the start of the tournament because of an injury. He was replaced by Teddy Lucic.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. Erixon was the thirtieth overall pick in the second roun

Is a former professional ice hockey player. Erixon was the thirtieth overall pick in the second round by the New York Rangers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career with the Rangers in the 1983–84 season, and played with them through the 199

Was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second

Was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his bout to Hugh Haggerty.

A retired football defender from the Netherlands, who played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amster

A retired football defender from the Netherlands, who played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam in the 1970s. In 1980 Everse was forced to retire from professional football due to a heavy injury. After his active career he became a football manager, who coached clubs like FC Zwolle and FC Jokerit.

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics, start

Is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich. After the seventh place in West Germany, four years later the Dutch won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In

Is a Dutch cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace. Kloppenbu

Is a Dutch cricketer: a right-handed opening batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace. Kloppenburg toured England with a Netherlands A side in 1995, but his first tournament of note for his country was the 1998 European Championships, held that year

Is a Czech football player.He played 58 matches for the Czechoslovakia national football team, for w

Is a Czech football player.He played 58 matches for the Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he scored one goal. He was a participant in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he played all three matches. He played for Le Havre AC from 1987 to 1988.

Is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01. At the 1999 Under 23 European Ch

Is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01. At the 1999 Under 23 European Championships he finished fifth over the 5 000 m. He was German champion over 5000 metres in the years 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006 and over 10.000 m in 2005 and 2006.

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he participate

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he participated with the Czechoslovak team in the first Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament.

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Oly

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish field hockey team, which competed in the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played as forward in the only match for Poland in the

Was a racing driver from the Netherlands, born in The Hague. Together with Dries van der Lof, he was

Was a racing driver from the Netherlands, born in The Hague. Together with Dries van der Lof, he was the first driver from the Netherlands to compete in Formula One.Flinterman participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix on August 17, 1952. When he had to retire his Maserati with a failure of the rear axle, he was able to take over the similar car of his team mate, Chico Landi. Flinterman finished the race in 9th place, scoring no championship points.[1]

Was a Czech chess International Master.In 1933, he tied for 8-12th in Mnichovo Hradište (13th Czech

Was a Czech chess International Master.In 1933, he tied for 8-12th in Mnichovo Hradište (13th Czech championships). In 1933, he tied for 5-7th in Moravska Ostrava; the event was won by Ernst Grünfeld. In 1935, he tied for 5-7th in Luhacovice; the event was won by Karel Opocensky. In 1936, he took 3rd in Podebrady (14th CSR-ch); the event was won by Salo Flohr. In 1937, he took 4th in Margate. In 1937, he tied for 3rd-4th in Prague; the event was won by Paul Keres. In 1937, he tied for 2nd-4th in Rogaška Slatina; the event was won by Mieczyslaw Najdorf. In 1937, he tied for 9-10th in Jurata (4th POL-ch); the event was won by Savielly Tartakower.

Is a retired boxer, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Uni

Is a retired boxer, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the light middleweight division (– 71 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Armando Ma