Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a German handballer, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.

Is a German handballer, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.

Is a retired East German football player. He was part of the East German team for their only World C

Is a retired East German football player. He was part of the East German team for their only World Cup appearance in West Germany 1974. He earned a total of 14 caps during his career and also played for Lokomotiv Leipzig.

Is a Norwegian Snowboarder who competes for Geilo IL. He represents Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympi

Is a Norwegian Snowboarder who competes for Geilo IL. He represents Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Is a former rower from the Netherlands.

Is a former rower from the Netherlands.

Is a French football defender who is currently playing for Championnat National side Stade Laval aft

Is a French football defender who is currently playing for Championnat National side Stade Laval after being released by Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais in 2007.

A retired Polish football striker.On the national level, he played for Poland national team (23 matc

A retired Polish football striker.On the national level, he played for Poland national team (23 matches/10 goals) and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.With Ruch Chorzów, he played 162 matches in the Ekstraklasa scoring 66 goals. With Marx, Ruch won the national championship (1974 and 1975), and the Polish Cup (1974).

Is a professional male tennis player from Sweden.Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in S

Is a professional male tennis player from Sweden.Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in Södertälje, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim," which he has be called since he was newborn. His older brother pronounced Joachim as "Joapim" which later became "Pim Pim".

Is a retired East German decathlete. He competed for the sports club ASK Potsdam during his active c

Is a retired East German decathlete. He competed for the sports club ASK Potsdam during his active career.

Is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 S

Is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stollberg.

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. Because Lantz was a forward before he became

A Swedish footballer, currently playing for Kalmar FF. Because Lantz was a forward before he became a full-back, he has scored quite many goals for Kalmar FF.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events.

Is a Belgian football player from Congolese descent. Mununga promoted with AFC Tubize to the highest

Is a Belgian football player from Congolese descent. Mununga promoted with AFC Tubize to the highest level of Belgian football in 2008. He decided however to leave the team and to sign for KV Mechelen, as a lot of other players left Tubize.

Is a badminton player from Denmark. Persson is currently the 3rd highest ranked singles player in De

Is a badminton player from Denmark. Persson is currently the 3rd highest ranked singles player in Denmark. He is set to take over Kenneth Jonassen as Denmark's second singles after Kenneth's retirement in the months to come.

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing the youth team of FC St. Pa

Is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing the youth team of FC St. Pauli.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal with hi

Was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner Willi Kaidel in the double sculls competition.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won the gold medal as

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the coxed fours competition.

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder / defender for FK Austria Wien in the

Is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder / defender for FK Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. Standfest made his professional debut for Grazer AK in the 1998/1999 season. He stayed 9 seasons with GAK, winning a league title and three domestic cups. He left GAK for Austria Wien in January 2007, just before GAK were demoted to the Regionalliga Mitte because of financial difficulties. He made his debut for Austria in October 2003 against the Czech Republic and was a participant at EURO 2008. Until August 21st, he earned 32 caps, scoring 2 goals.

Is a former East German footballer, who won the bronze medal with the DDR at the 1972 Summer Olympic

Is a former East German footballer, who won the bronze medal with the DDR at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He played as a striker for Aufbau Wismar (1957 - 1963), then TSG Wismar (1963 - 1967), Hansa Rostock (1967 - 1975) and 1. FC Magdeburg (1975

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964

Is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours event.

German motor racing driver.

German motor racing driver.

Is a retired German ski jumper[1] and an active ski jumping coach. Winterlich has been the trainer a

Is a retired German ski jumper[1] and an active ski jumping coach. Winterlich has been the trainer and assistant trainer for several countries including Kazakhstan, Germany, Switzerland[3] and Bulgaria. He is a former coach of Jens Weißflog,[4] the most successful German ski jumper of all time, who retired in 1996. He has been critical of the coaching of junior ski jumpers in Germany, citing bad results from up-and-comers such as the 18 year old Tobias Bogner.[5][citation needed] In July 2007, three years before his contract was to expire in 2010, Winterlich officially left the role as main instructor of Team Kazakhstan.[6][citation needed] As of 2008, he is the main trainer of the Bulgaria Ski Jumping Team.

Is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics.