Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL

A Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the brother of Tuomo Ruutu, also currently playing in the NHL, and retired player Mikko Ruutu.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti.

Is a Finnish ice hockey player who had a very brief stint in the NHL. His only two active seasons in

Is a Finnish ice hockey player who had a very brief stint in the NHL. His only two active seasons in the NHL were in 1993-94 and 1994-95 with the Dallas Stars. In 13 career games, he notched three goals, four assists (for seven points), and had four penal

Is a former Finnish footballer who most recently played for Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliig

Is a former Finnish footballer who most recently played for Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He played in the position of defensive midfielder. Wiss has represented TPV Tampere, FF Jaro and HJK in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, S

Was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Finnish bo

Was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Heatherbell, which won the bronze medal in the 12 metre class.

Was a Finnish amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a par

Was a Finnish amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a part of the Finnish football team squad, which finished fourth in the football event. He participated in all four matches in the main tournament and scored tw

Is a former Norwegian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in th

Is a former Norwegian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth round (228th overall) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who in the early 1950s. He finished sixth in the C-1 10000 m event at the

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who in the early 1950s. He finished sixth in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participat

Was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participated in the javelin throw competition, freestyle javelin throw event, and in the standing long jump contest but in all three competitions his final ranking i

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he eliminated in the first ro

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Robey Leibbrandt.

Is a retired Norwegian footballer. His position was central defender.During his career he has played

Is a retired Norwegian footballer. His position was central defender.During his career he has played for his hometown club Stryn and Sogndal. He is the brother of fellow footballers Tore André and Jostein Flo, and cousin of Håvard Flo. Similarly to his br

Is an Australian professional female tennis player of Slovak origin.By March 7, 2006, aged just eigh

Is an Australian professional female tennis player of Slovak origin.By March 7, 2006, aged just eighteen, she stood within touching distance of the threshold of the Top 100 in the WTA Tour rankings, at World No. 106, after a year of great improvement, although she had already established a well-founded reputation as a child prodigy.

Is an Australian professional female tennis player. Her career high rank was #41, achieved on Septem

Is an Australian professional female tennis player. Her career high rank was #41, achieved on September 20, 2010. Before obtaining Australian citizenship, Groth competed for Slovakia. In the Australian Open junior competition, 2004, she reached semifinal

Was a Czech backstroke swimmer who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924

Was a Czech backstroke swimmer who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 she finished fifth in the 100 metre backstroke event.

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Hungarian Soproni Liga, for Gyori ETO FC. He pl

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Hungarian Soproni Liga, for Gyori ETO FC. He plays the position of striker and is 1.96 m tall. On March 28, 2009, in a League Cup match against FC Fehérvár, he suffered broken leg after a late tackle by Marko Andic.

Is a retired Finnish long jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Champi

Is a retired Finnish long jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 8.16 metres, achieved in June 1989 in Riga. This mark tied (with Rainer Stenius) for the Finnish record until 2005, when it

Is a retired professional hockey player who briefly played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins and Ott

Is a retired professional hockey player who briefly played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. Currently he is an Assistant General Manager and Director of Amateur Scouting for the St. Louis Blues. After he left Finland in 1999 Kekäläi

Is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars

Is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Finnish hockey team SaiPa.

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden, and is

Is a Swedish professional golfer.Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden, and is now a Swedish citizen. He turned professional in 1987 and despite several visits to qualifying school, did not win a place on the European Tour until 1995

Was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves.

Was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves.

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, h

Is a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m event and the C-2 1000 m event.

Is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.

Is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for Turun Palloseura and has formerly played in FC Ja

Is a Finnish football player currently playing for Turun Palloseura and has formerly played in FC Jazz and FC Lahti.

Is a professional ice hockey player currently with KooKoo in the Finnish Mestis. He has also played

Is a professional ice hockey player currently with KooKoo in the Finnish Mestis. He has also played in the KalPa and HIFK, and in the National Hockey League for Boston Bruins. In Sweden he has represented Södertälje SK and Mora IK.

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finla

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Haka in Finland.