Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch water polo team which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament.

Is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side Brønd

Is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF. Frederiksen is a very offensive minded left-back who with his speed and dribles likes to go forward and cross the ball into the opposition box.

Is a Norwegian tennis player. He played tennis for Norway, including competing in at least 60 countr

Is a Norwegian tennis player. He played tennis for Norway, including competing in at least 60 countries over a span of 8 years after turning professional in 1997. He represented Norway in the Davis Cup for 10 consecutive years compiling a 30-22 record . H

Was a professional football player. He was top scorer in Molde FK and Fredrikstad FK. In the finale

Was a professional football player. He was top scorer in Molde FK and Fredrikstad FK. In the finale game of the 1976 league season, he scored all goals in a 6-0 drubbing of Strømsgodset IF, which saved his club from relegation, and relegated the oppositio

A retired Polish football player.He played for a few clubs, including GKS Katowice, Hamburger SV (Ge

A retired Polish football player.He played for a few clubs, including GKS Katowice, Hamburger SV (Germany) and Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany).He played for Polish national team, for which he played 36 matches and scored 10 goals.He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as halfback.

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 light heavyweight class after losing his bout to the upcoming silver medalist Thyge Petersen.

Is a German football goalkeeper currently playing for 1. FC Union Berlin.

Is a German football goalkeeper currently playing for 1. FC Union Berlin.

Is a retired road racing cyclist from Belgium, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1993, for m

Is a retired road racing cyclist from Belgium, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1993, for mainly smaller teams.

A former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading score

A former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading scorer with 682 points during his 7 years in the league.The 6'0, 180lbs. Dutchman played in the MISL for Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers (1984-85), Kansas City Comets , and Dallas Sidekicks (1991-92). He was the league's tenth leading scorer in 1984-85.A forward, Goossens also played six seasons in the outdoor North American Soccer League with Edmonton Drillers (1979-1982) and Earthquakes (1983, 1984) - with Edmonton in 1981 he finished the NASL's 17th leading scorer with 35 points in 26 games and with Golden Bay in 1983 he finished the 21st leading scorer with 32 points in 26 games. He finished NASL's 31st leading scoring with 48 goals in 148 games played over 6 seasons.

Was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter

Was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Lucian Biquet.During World War II Górny was forced to join the German Army, fought in France where was seriously injured and died in American military hospital in Orglandes.

Is a former tennis player from Sweden, who won one single (Vienna) and nine doubles titles on the wo

Is a former tennis player from Sweden, who won one single (Vienna) and nine doubles titles on the world tour during his professional career.The right-hander Gunnarsson reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on December 9, 1985, when he became the World Number 25.

Is a German grandmaster of chess.He started playing in the chess club Hamburg SK, where he still con

Is a German grandmaster of chess.He started playing in the chess club Hamburg SK, where he still continues to be a member. As a young chess player he soon became successful, and won the German team championship in the age group U13 in 1992

Is a male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is right-handed with a double hande

Is a male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is right-handed with a double handed backhand. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 6, 2006, when he reached world number 71. Hájek turned professional in 2000 and won his

Is a retired Danish professional football player, a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender who

Is a retired Danish professional football player, a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender who started and ended his career in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he was a part of the PSV team which won the 1988 European Cup. He played 86 matches for the Denmark national football team in the course of 15 years, playing four international tournaments with the team, which he captained in his last two years before he retired in 2003.

Played Swedish top league football for IFK Norrköping (247 games, 102 goals in Allsvenskan) and Ör

Played Swedish top league football for IFK Norrköping (247 games, 102 goals in Allsvenskan) and Örgryte IS. He started his career in Örtomta GoIS during his youth before moving as a youth player to IF SAAB from Linköping. 1977 in his first season as senior with division II (today's Superettan) club SAAB, he scored three goals in five games. SAAB was relegated and in the following year he had his real breakthrough as a senior playing scoring 25 goals. His achievements in was soon recognised by clubs in the top league (Allsvenskan) and in 1981 he signed for IFK Norrköping

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was one of the Netherlands's most famous p

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II. He won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, followed by the silver

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team in the 1928 tournament. He played both matches and scored one goal.

Is a cricketer who represents Scotland. He was a member of the Scotland squad for the 2009 ICC World

Is a cricketer who represents Scotland. He was a member of the Scotland squad for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, during which he made his debut in One Day Internationals. He has also played first-class and List A cricket for Scotland.

Is an American swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

Is an American swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

Was a Czechoslovak/Czech boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Czechoslovak/Czech boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the second r

Was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to William Bradley.

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Lo

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles (1984) and in Seoul (1988). He ended up in sixth place in California with the Dutch National Men's Team, and won the bronze medal in South Korea,

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament.

Is a Czech professional ice hockey player, who currently plays for Swedish team Linköpings HC.Hlavác has played at the National Hockey League level for the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators. His first stint with the Rangers saw him play on the Czech-mate line with countrymen Radek Dvorák and Petr Nedved.