Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French Olympic fencer.

Is a French Olympic fencer.

Was a French rugby union player. He died in World War I. He was 1 m 60 tall and weighed 72 kg. He wa

Was a French rugby union player. He died in World War I. He was 1 m 60 tall and weighed 72 kg. He was renowned for his long passes. He played scrum-half in the national selection, at the Biarritz Olympique, and before that at the CA Périgueux until 1912.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m ev

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Was a French international footballer. He played as a defender. He was the elder brother of Lucien L

Was a French international footballer. He played as a defender. He was the elder brother of Lucien Laurent, who was also an international footballer, and scored the first goal in the history of the Football World Cup.

Is a Belgian born French retired football player. He played club football most notbaly with Lille an

Is a Belgian born French retired football player. He played club football most notbaly with Lille and CO Roubaix-Tourcoing and was capped three times for France; he ended his career as a player-coach for AC Cambrai and CO Roubaix-Tourcoing.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympic

Is a French Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1960 Su

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a member of

Is a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. He played both matches as forward.

Is a Ivorian-Beninese international football player who currently plays in Morocco for Wydad Casabla

Is a Ivorian-Beninese international football player who currently plays in Morocco for Wydad Casablanca.The Côte d'Ivoire born player was called for Benin U-21 and played in May 2009 his debut for the senior Benin national football team.

Was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from

Was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from 1931 until 1936, for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. Following his major league career, he continued to play in the Pacific Coast League until 1943.Vergez was the starting third baseman for the Giants in 1933, when they won the World Series. However, a late-season bout of appendicitis kept him from playing in the series, where he was replaced by Travis Jackson.[1]

Is a French former football midfielder. He coached OGC Nice, Sporting C.P.[2], Vitória SC[3], SC To

Is a French former football midfielder. He coached OGC Nice, Sporting C.P.[2], Vitória SC[3], SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC and GFCO Ajaccio.[4]

Is a French footballer who plays for Nîmes Olympique on loan from Lille OSC, as a goalkeeper. Butel

Is a French footballer who plays for Nîmes Olympique on loan from Lille OSC, as a goalkeeper. Butelle began his career at FC Metz, in 2001–02's French top flight, appearing in six matches. He became a regular the next two seasons, after which he was signed by Valencia CF in July 2004, seen as a possible replacement for aging Andrés Palop and Santiago Cañizares.[1] Butelle also served a six-month loan at Hércules CF in Alicante for the rest of his first season.

Was a professional Luxembourgian cyclist from 1936 to 1947. Jean had a younger brother, Jacques Maje

Was a professional Luxembourgian cyclist from 1936 to 1947. Jean had a younger brother, Jacques Majerus, who was also a successful cyclist. His first great success was in the 1937 Tour de France, where Jean Majerus won the first stage, and remained in the yellow jersey for two days.

Was a professional French road bicycle racer. In 1955, as rider number 9 in the French team led by B

Was a professional French road bicycle racer. In 1955, as rider number 9 in the French team led by Bobet, Malléjac prepared to ride over Mont Ventoux on stage 12 from Marseille to Avignon. It is a climb that riders have always feared because the first two-thirds are through a forest where the air seems humid and scarce and the rest through a bleak, lunar landscape that is proof of Mont Ventoux's history as a volcano. The French writer Antoine Blondin wrote:

Is a French cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the FIS Nordic

Is a French cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 7th in the 50 km event at Sapporo in 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Gaillard had his best finish of fourth in

Is a former French Striker, and now coach of French Ligue 1 side Le Havre.

Is a former French Striker, and now coach of French Ligue 1 side Le Havre.

Is a Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA for the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. He is

Is a Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA for the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. He is a versatile 6-foot-5 forward that can post up and shoot from the outside. He is half-French and half-Filipino. He is now married to actress Danica Sotto,

Was a French rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew

Was a French rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the French boat in the coxed fours competition.

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. He played all seven matches.

Is a Guinean footballer who is currently playing for PAS Giannina F.C..

Is a Guinean footballer who is currently playing for PAS Giannina F.C..

Was a competitive alpine skier from the United States. She won two medals in the 1964 Winter Olympic

Was a competitive alpine skier from the United States. She won two medals in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. After graduating from college, Saubert become a teacher. She died in 2007. Saubert returned to Oregon and graduated from Oregon St

Was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Jupiler League with 26 goals in 1956 wh

Was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Jupiler League with 26 goals in 1956 while playing for Standard Liège. He played 13 times with the Belgian national team between 1952 and 1958. Mathonet made his international debut on Christmas 1952 in a 0-1 friendly win against France.

Was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in th

Was a French cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, his best finish was fourth at Oslo in 1952.

Is a former professional footballer.

Is a former professional footballer.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the C-1 1000 m eve

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.