Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Dutch former international football midfielder.

A Dutch former international football midfielder.

Was a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,

Was a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished eighth in the K-2 1000 m event and ninth in the K-2 10000 m event.

Is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kode

Is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodes's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulovic in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Nastase in the final. He also won Wimbledon on grass in 1973, although 13 of the top 16 players did not play the tournament that year because of a labor dispute. He beat home favorite Roger Taylor in the semifinals 6–1, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 and Alex Metreveli in the straight sets final.

Is a Czech football player, who plays for the Russian Premier League club Krylya Sovetov Samara in R

Is a Czech football player, who plays for the Russian Premier League club Krylya Sovetov Samara in Russia and also played as a striker for the Czech Republic national team. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for either the Czech Republic or the former Czechoslovakia, with 55 goals in 90 caps as of 15 June 2008. With 202 cm height (almost 6'8") and a weight on 106 kg (about 220 pounds), Koller has an impressive physical presence and is a natural threat in aerial game.

Is a Polish show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1980.Kowalczyk participated at the 1980 Sum

Is a Polish show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1980.Kowalczyk participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping.[1] At the same Olympics he also received a silver medal in Team jumping with the Polish team.

Was a Czech tennis player of the 1920s, not to be confused with his older brother Karel Koželuh (18

Was a Czech tennis player of the 1920s, not to be confused with his older brother Karel Koželuh (1895 - 1950), a player of the same era. Although Karel was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2006, Jan is almost totally forgotten today outside his native Czechoslovakia.

Is a retired Norwegian football striker. He played for Moss F.K., and became the Norwegian Premier L

Is a retired Norwegian football striker. He played for Moss F.K., and became the Norwegian Premier League's top goalscorer with 18 goals in 1987, the season Moss won the league title.The same year Fjærestad was called up to represent the national team by

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club F.C. Cop

Is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen. Kristensen has been capped twice for the Danish national team.

A Dutch footballer. He currently plays for PSV Eindhoven.Kromkamp made his professional debut for Du

A Dutch footballer. He currently plays for PSV Eindhoven.Kromkamp made his professional debut for Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles on September 18, 1998.He then moved to AZ Alkmaar and was the first choice at right full back. In the 2004–05 season he was part of the successful AZ team that reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and finished third in the Dutch League.At the start of the 2005–06 season, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal CF of Spain. On December 29, 2005, Villarreal agreed on a deal with Liverpool to exchange Josemi for Kromkamp.[1]

She is perhaps best known for her role as Brooke Davis in the CW series One Tree Hill and for portra

She is perhaps best known for her role as Brooke Davis in the CW series One Tree Hill and for portraying Grace Andrews in the horror remake The Hitcher (2007).Bush made her first big screen appearance in the comedy Van Wilder as Sally (the freshman who seduces Van and doesn't know who Air Supply is). Since then, she has made appearances in several television shows including Nip/Tuck, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Punk'd. She was cast as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, but was replaced by Claire Danes because the director thought she was too young.[5][6] In 2003, she won the role of Brooke Davis in the television series One Tree Hill.

Is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 37 matches and scored

Is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 37 matches and scored one goal.He was a participant in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal.

Was a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In

Was a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he finished fourth in the 5000 metres event, sixth in the 10000 metres competition, 14th in the 1500 metres event, and 24th in the 500 metres competi

Was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 29 games as a defender for the Denmark national fo

Was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 29 games as a defender for the Denmark national football team from 1968 to 1971. He was named 1970 Danish Football Player of the Year. During his career, he played for HB, AB, and Skovshoved IF.

Is a former Australian female tennis player.At the Australian Championships, O'Neill reached the sin

Is a former Australian female tennis player.At the Australian Championships, O'Neill reached the singles final four consecutive years (1960–1963) but lost to Margaret Court each time. O'Neill had a similar experience in women's doubles, reaching the final twice (in 1961 with Mary Bevis Hawton and 1963 with Lesley Turner Bowrey) but losing each time to a team that included Court (with Mary Carter Reitano in 1961 and Robyn Ebbern in 1963)

Is a Belgian football midfielder who currently plays for R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgium.

Is a Belgian football midfielder who currently plays for R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgium.

Is a Swedish handball player.

Is a Swedish handball player.

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer.Louw made his One Day International debut for Namibia in

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer.Louw made his One Day International debut for Namibia in the World Cup in 2003 at the age of 43, having spent the previous 27 years playing first-class cricket in South Africa. He also played in the ICC Trophy be

Was a Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Linssen played his whole career at Feijenoord an

Was a Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Linssen played his whole career at Feijenoord and is known as the player who has never made a single foul. The only referee that fouled him during a match was Dirk Nijs who did this as a joke and to become the only referee that ever fouled Linssen. Linssen played once for the Netherlands national football team, in 1938 against the Dutch Indies and also scored a goal, however the match was not officially recognized as such.

Is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch t

Is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Je

Is a former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres.

Is a German professional figure skater. As a competitive skater, he competed as an ice dancer with J

Is a German professional figure skater. As a competitive skater, he competed as an ice dancer with Jill Vernekohl, with whom he was the 1998 German junior national champion and competed on the Junior Grand Prix.

Is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a sm

Is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skat

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish field hockey team, which competed in the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played as back in the only match for Poland in the main tournament as well as in one m

Is a German footballer currently playing for FC Ingolstadt 04 in the German second division, as a ce

Is a German footballer currently playing for FC Ingolstadt 04 in the German second division, as a central defender.