Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 2006. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km

Is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 2006. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles

Is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1989 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany. He also won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the mixed team event (1988), a silver in the mixed team event (1990), and a bronze in the men's singles event (1988).

Commonly known as Johannes Pløger, was a Danish football player, who most notably played profession

Commonly known as Johannes Pløger, was a Danish football player, who most notably played professionally as a winger for Italian clubs Juventus F.C. and Udinese Calcio. He played 21 games and scored eight goals for the Denmark national football team.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was the coxs

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was the coxswain of the East German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.

Was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in

Was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an Estonian chess player.Türn played in several Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, b

Was an Estonian chess player.Türn played in several Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn (1st EST-ch). In 1925, he won in Tallinn (2nd EST-ch). In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Vladas Mikenas (3rd EST-ch). In 1932, he ti

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Van den Bergh started his

Is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Van den Bergh started his professional career with Mönchengladbach, making his first appearance on September 16, 2006 in the Bundesliga.

Was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Born in Win

Was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Born in Windhoek, the young batsman played in several youth one-day internationals during the Under-19 World Cups of 1997/98 and 1999/2000, his first match coming aga

Is a German football player who playing for FC Wegberg-Beeck.

Is a German football player who playing for FC Wegberg-Beeck.

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.

Is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. His best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup wa

Is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. His best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup was third in the two-man event at Park City in December 2007.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Is a former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. He notably played f

Is a former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Rangers and Mansfield Town. He played between 1989 and 2004. Walker started his playing career for Clydebank in 1989.

A former South African cricketer who played three Tests and 26 ODIs before she quit the sport in 200

A former South African cricketer who played three Tests and 26 ODIs before she quit the sport in 2008.Logtenberg made her Test debut for South Africa during their tour of England in 2003, aged 14 years and 166 days, becoming the second youngest Test player of all time.[1] She scored 74 off 235 balls in South Africa's first innings and took one wicket in England's.[2] She made her ODI debut a week later against the same opposition.During England's tour of South Africa in early 2004, Logtenberg further enhanced her reputation by finishing the five match ODI series as South Africa's leading runscorer.[3] Scoring fifties in the first and fifth match of the series. She was selected in the South Africa squad for the 2005 World Cup and played in all six of the sides match, scoring 98 runs.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played 61 league games for Charlton Athletic, scoring 32

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played 61 league games for Charlton Athletic, scoring 32 goals.He is most famous for scoring the winning goal in Charlton's 7–6 win over Huddersfield Town, the only game in professional football in which a team has scored six times and still lost the game. What was even more remarkable about the game was that Charlton had 10 men for 73 minutes of the match and were 5–1 down with 27 minutes remaining. Ryan scored the winning goal past keeper Sandy Kennon with one minute remaining.

Was a Scottish international footballer who spent his whole club career with Heart of Midlothian.

Was a Scottish international footballer who spent his whole club career with Heart of Midlothian.

Was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstand

Was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstanding fast bowler of the 1850s. He was a powerful, if inconsistent bat and an occasional wicketkeeper, but he was best known as a rightarm fast bowler of fea

Was a professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and interna

Was a professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and international level for almost 30 years. Up until his death, he was the coach of the Armenian national team. Porterfield started his career with Raith Rovers, moving south of the border in 1967 to join Sunderland where he experienced his finest moment as a player when he scored the winner at Wembley in the 1973 FA Cup Final, giving them a shock victory over Leeds United, who were among the finest club sides in Europe at this time. Upon retirement as a player he went on to manage Rotherham United winning the Third Division Championship before joining Sheffield United on June 6, 1981.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. During his playing career Scanlon represented East Sti

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. During his playing career Scanlon represented East Stirlingshire, Aberdeen, St Mirren and English club Notts County.Scanlon moved from East Stirlingshire to Notts County for a fee of £10,000. In November 1974 he scored a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday, taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the fe

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the featherweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Edoardo Garzena.

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Spargo was a member of the

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Spargo was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches.

Is a Scottish former professional football player. He played as a defender.Ashurst made his debut th

Is a Scottish former professional football player. He played as a defender.Ashurst made his debut the following month, in a draw at Gillingham, replacing the veteran Peter Suddaby at centre-half.

Was a British backstroke swimmer.Besford was European 100 m backstroke champion in 1934, and represe

Was a British backstroke swimmer.Besford was European 100 m backstroke champion in 1934, and represented Great Britain at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and 1936 Paris Olympics.

Was an English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1878 and 1887. He was a righ

Was an English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1878 and 1887. He was a right-arm fast bowler of great renown but even greater controversy. Like his celebrated contemporary Johnny Briggs, Crossland was born in Nottinghamshire but later moved to Lancashire. Crossland was one of the fastest bowlers of his day, but he was strongly suspected of throwing the ball1.