Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Is a retired badminton player from Denmark. Paulsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympic

Is a retired badminton player from Denmark. Paulsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Henrik Svarrer. They lost in the quarterfinals to Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi, of China, 15-11, 12-15, 17-14.

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Ol

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.Born in Rataje nad Sázavou, Kutná Hora District, he was a member of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team, which won the

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. Of Dutch descent, he played several years for Dutch club

Is a former professional ice hockey player. Of Dutch descent, he played several years for Dutch club Heerenveen Flyers as well as for the Netherlands national ice hockey team. He was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. He finished fifth in the 50 km e

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. He finished fifth in the 50 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Lindvall finished 11th in the 50 km event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.

A retired football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIF

A retired football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number two jersey. His biggest club successes came when he played for PSV Eindhoven in the mid- and late 1970s. After his retirement in the early 1990s he became a football manager, who worked for clubs like F.C. Den Bosch, RBC Roosendaal and Stormvogels Telstar. As a manager Poortvliet has won six titles at various levels and has a good record of succeeding with little or no money to spend. [1]

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 296 games in the World Hockey Association. He

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 296 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs, Ottawa Civics, Houston Aeros and Phoenix Roadrunners.

Was the chairman of the South African Schools Rugby Association for 25 years. He was also instrument

Was the chairman of the South African Schools Rugby Association for 25 years. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Craven Week rugby tournament.[2]While studying at Stellenbosch University he came under the watchful eye of his mentor and coach Danie Craven. He played for Griqualand and was a Junior Springbok in the early 1950s. Local clubs Cambridge and Buffaloes later had his services in their teams.He taught at the East London Technical College from 1956 and ended his teaching career as Deputy Principal of Port Rex Technical High School in 1987. He started rugby at the Tech in 1956 and coached the first team until he retired 31 years later.

Is a retired hurdler from Poland.He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athleti

Is a retired hurdler from Poland.He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics, and finished fifth at the 1980 Olympics.

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the light flyweight (– 48kg) division during the

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the light flyweight (– 48kg) division during the late 1980s, early 1990s.

Is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship

Is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, he also won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1979 and 1983, Paris-Roubaix in 1982 and Milan-Sanremo in 1977.In 1977 he rode for Frisol. Victories

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Seoul, Raciborski was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 10

Was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 22 matches and scored

Was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 22 matches and scored 8 goals.

Is an Olympic-swimmer from Aruba.

Is an Olympic-swimmer from Aruba.

Is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Hannover 96. He is mostly employed as a right w

Is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Hannover 96. He is mostly employed as a right winger. Rosenthal began his professional career with Hannover 96 in 2005, on a 5 year deal, but had to wait until 13 August 2006 before he made his first Bu

A former Dutch football goalkeeper.During his club career he played for FC Volendam, R.S.C. Anderlec

A former Dutch football goalkeeper.During his club career he played for FC Volendam, R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.W.D. Molenbeek, K. Beerschot V.A.C. and Royal Antwerp FC. He earned 1 cap for the Netherlands national football team, and was included in their squad for the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship.

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Holstein Kiel. He made his debut on t

Is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Holstein Kiel. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for Hamburger SV on September 23, 2000 when he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a game against

Is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer

Is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Is a German directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia and former professional road bicycle rac

Is a German directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia and former professional road bicycle racer. Before turning professional he was twice military World Champion. He raced as a professional from 1997 until 2005, all the time at T-Mobile Team. At th

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

A footballer who plays for Hannover 96. He primarily plays as a striker.He transferred to Alemannia

A footballer who plays for Hannover 96. He primarily plays as a striker.He transferred to Alemannia Aachen in 2004 where he became a striker and was elevated to Captain for much of the first half of the season. He wore the number 19 shirt and had a breakthrough season in the Bundesliga, which led to his international debut which came against Georgia in October 2006. Aachen were promoted to the Bundesliga in the 2006-07 season as champions of the 2. Bundesliga

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently on a break from football. Schlöss

Is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently on a break from football. Schlösser was part of the youth setup at Eintracht Frankfurt before joining Bayern Munich in 1997, aged 14.

Was a Dutch professional road and track cyclist.Schröder, born in Koningsbosch won his first profes

Was a Dutch professional road and track cyclist.Schröder, born in Koningsbosch won his first professional race in 1961 when he won the Omloop der Kempen outsprinting Henk Nijdam and Adriaan Biemans. A year later he was the strongest in the Ster van Zwolle

Was a Czech chess master.Schulz played for Czechoslovakia in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris

Was a Czech chess master.Schulz played for Czechoslovakia in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, and won team gold medal there.[1] He also played in the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928.