Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at

was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Is a Brazilian football player. His last club was KS Apolonia Fier.

Is a Brazilian football player. His last club was KS Apolonia Fier.

Was a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in Lon

Was a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished 15th in the K-2 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was a Belgian football goalkeeper who earned the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1963 while at Standard Lièg

Was a Belgian football goalkeeper who earned the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1963 while at Standard Liège. He played 39 times for the national team between 1959 and 1967 starting in a 0-2 friendly defeat to Austria on May 24, 1959.

A professional boxer from France, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg)

A professional boxer from France, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Is a Chilean striker, who currently plays for Cobresal.

Is a Chilean striker, who currently plays for Cobresal.

Is a South African professional wrestler currently performing for Africa Wrestling Alliance. He is t

Is a South African professional wrestler currently performing for Africa Wrestling Alliance. He is the current 2-time African Cruiserweight Champion and previously held the title for 4 years until he lost the title to William McQueen on December 2, 2008.

Is a Brazilian left back. He currently plays for Democrata GV-MG on loan from Atlético-MG.

Is a Brazilian left back. He currently plays for Democrata GV-MG on loan from Atlético-MG.

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Madre de Deus.

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Madre de Deus.

Is a former football midfielder from France, who earned twelve international caps (one goal) for the

Is a former football midfielder from France, who earned twelve international caps (one goal) for the French national team during the late 1970s. Petit played most of his professional career for AS Monaco, with whom he won the French title in 1978. He was a member of the French team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Is a French footballer who plays for FC Petrolul Ploiesti in Romanian Liga II.Mendy started his prof

Is a French footballer who plays for FC Petrolul Ploiesti in Romanian Liga II.Mendy started his professional career at Swiss 1. Liga.

Is a male boxer from Venezuela, who won the gold medal as an amateur at the 2002 Central American an

Is a male boxer from Venezuela, who won the gold medal as an amateur at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador. In the final he defeated Puerto Rico's Carlos Valcárcel.

Is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Sporting Cristal.At 17, he was accepted into Sport

Is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Sporting Cristal.At 17, he was accepted into Sport Boys' youth divisions. In 2006, under Roberto Mosquera, he debuted with the first team in a match against Sporting Cristal.

Is a professional footballer currently playing with Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, wh

Is a professional footballer currently playing with Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, where he plays as a striker.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Is a Belgian former football player. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium. He played in t

Is a Belgian former football player. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium. He played in the match Belgium-Netherlands in 1964 with 10 fellows from the Anderlecht team after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by Jean Trappeniers.

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

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

Is an American bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006.Prahm, then known by her maiden name of Jea

Is an American bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006.Prahm, then known by her maiden name of Jean Racine, won the Bobsleigh World Cup season title in the two-woman event both in 1999-2000 and 2000-1.

Was French rugby union footballer. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1959. He played over 50 t

Was French rugby union footballer. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1959. He played over 50 times for France and is a member of the International Rugby Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2001. His younger brother also appeared for France. The pair appearing at international level on a number of occasions.

Is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins,

Is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames and Washington Capitals. He is also a noted born-again Christian.

Was a French former football midfielder and a manager.

Was a French former football midfielder and a manager.

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for São Paulo. Mainly a defensive midfielde

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for São Paulo. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right back.

Was a French track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a French track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a famous French tennis player and businessman, nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans, because of his

Was a famous French tennis player and businessman, nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans, because of his pugnacity on court; he is now mostly known as being the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.

Was a French champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who domina

Was a French champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.Known as "the Bounding Basque", he won five Grand Slam singles titles in the French, Australian, and British championships, failing to win only in the American championships. His