Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. He raced in the Alpine Skiing World Cup from 1983 to 1992, obtaini

Is a Swedish former alpine skier. He raced in the Alpine Skiing World Cup from 1983 to 1992, obtaining two victories, both in slalom.

Is a Nigeria-born, Beninese football player who plays for Thanda Royal Zulu.He was part of the Benin

Is a Nigeria-born, Beninese football player who plays for Thanda Royal Zulu.He was part of the Beninese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.

A Swedish footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.Olsson is a defender who was born

A Swedish footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.Olsson is a defender who was born in Landskrona and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Landskrona BoIS squad in the 2003 season. Olsson is considered to be a very tough defender. He plays as central or left defender. He considers fellow Swedish defender Olof Mellberg to be an inspiration.

Is a Swedish swimmer from Malmö, representing Malmö KK. He swam the anchor leg in the gold winning

Is a Swedish swimmer from Malmö, representing Malmö KK. He swam the anchor leg in the gold winning Swedish 4x100 m freestyle relay consisting of Marcus Piehl, Stefan Nystrand and Petter Stymne and Persson at the European SC Championships 2008 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for the San Antonio Rampag

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for the San Antonio Rampage.He played for Team Sweden at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Mora and Leksand, Sweden.

Is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a defender. Portin represents Ascoli of Serie B, the second-ti

Is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a defender. Portin represents Ascoli of Serie B, the second-tier league of football in Italy. He made his debut at the senior level in 2005 with FF Jaro. Portin is also a member of Finland national under-21 football t

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.He also competed in mixed double's with partner Rikke Olsen.

Is a male badminton player from Denmark.He also competed in mixed double's with partner Rikke Olsen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Daniel Shirley and Sara Petersen of New Zealand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Rasmussen and Olsen beat Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min of Korea 17-14, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals.

A Swedish goalkeeper who plays for Malmö FF. He got a big breakthrough with brilliant play during t

A Swedish goalkeeper who plays for Malmö FF. He got a big breakthrough with brilliant play during the 2006 season in Allsvenskan, when he rescued Malmö in many games, as the defence was leaking. He now enjoys a regular first-team spot.[citation needed]

Is a German football player, he is a goalkeeper for SpVgg Weiden. He spent two seasons in the Bundes

Is a German football player, he is a goalkeeper for SpVgg Weiden. He spent two seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Is a German footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Dynamo Dresden. Strifler played as

Is a German footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Dynamo Dresden. Strifler played as a youth for Karlsruher SC and 1899 Hoffenheim, being promoted to Hoffenheim's reserve team in 2007. He was given a first-team squad number for the 2008-09

Is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice (i

Is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice (in 1988 and 1990) both times as unseeded player. In the 1988 French Open he defeated Ivan Lendl in the Quarters and lost to Henri Leconte in the semis. In the 1990 French Open he defeated Sergi Bruguera in 5 sets in the 2nd round, who had earlier defeated Stefan Edberg, the top seed in the 1st round. He lost to Andre Agassi in the semis. In the 1989 Australian Open he defeated Boris Becker in the 4th round.

Is a Danish football midfielder, who plays for the Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.

Is a Danish football midfielder, who plays for the Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.

A former Swedish football (soccer) player.where he early in his life started practicing with great d

A former Swedish football (soccer) player.where he early in his life started practicing with great determination towards what would make him one of the best strategic midfielders in Swedish soccer history. His professional career started in 1985 when he joined the classic Swedish club of Malmö FF, where he stayed for four years, earning him two titles in the 1986 and 1988 Allsvenskan. In 1989, he won the Guldbollen as Sweden's Footballer of the Year.

Is a Danish cross country skier who has competed since 1999. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouve

Is a Danish cross country skier who has competed since 1999. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 48th in the 50 km, 78th in the 15 km, and was lapped in the 30 km mixed pursuit events. Thor Olson's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He was a member of the Swedish world record team in 4x50m freest

Is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He was a member of the Swedish world record team in 4x50m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006 together with Marcus Piehl, Petter Stymne and Stefan Nystrand. Studied at University of California and swum in their swim team between 2003 and 2006.

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Odense Boldklub (OB) in the Da

Is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Odense Boldklub (OB) in the Danish Superliga. He has played 25 matches for the Danish under-21 national team. Jonas Troest is the older brother of footballer Magnus Troest. Jonas Troest started his senior career in 2002, with B 93 in the secondary Danish 1st Division league. In 2004, he moved to Silkeborg IF in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship.

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for S.V. Zulte-Waregem. He started his football career i

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for S.V. Zulte-Waregem. He started his football career in his home town of Poperinge with K.F.C. Poperinge but from his tenth year on he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. After spending 10 years at the Anderlecht youth team, Zulte-Waregem signed him to let him play in the first team.

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados in t

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association. He played for the FEU Tamaraws in which he helped the University to claim its 19th UAAP Men's Basketball Championship

A Swedish football striker. After playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Norrköping in 1995 and

A Swedish football striker. After playing for two local clubs, he joined IFK Norrköping in 1995 and then played five months for Russian club Torpedo-Metallurg (now FC Moscow) in 2003 until he moved back to Sweden and GIF Sundsvall. He was then bought by IFK Göteborg for the 2006 season. He has played for the Sweden national football team.

Is a Danish sailor in the 49er class who sails with Martin Kirketerp[1]. At the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a Danish sailor in the 49er class who sails with Martin Kirketerp[1]. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, they stood to win the gold medal before the final round, but their mast broke shortly before start[2]. The Croatian team lent the Danes their boat, and the Danes went on to finish seventh in the round, which would win them the gold medal[3].

A Swedish former football defender who is currently assistant manager for Halmstads BK.

A Swedish former football defender who is currently assistant manager for Halmstads BK.

A Swedish football midfielder.After playing for a local club and Torsby IF, he joined IFK Göteborg

A Swedish football midfielder.After playing for a local club and Torsby IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2002, a club he has played for since. His younger brother Marcus Berg also played a few years for the club. Jonatan was on loan to GAIS in 2006 and on loan to Trelleborgs FF in 2007.

Was a Swedish Olympic snowboarder from Sollentuna, Stockholms Iän. Johansson died following a faile

Was a Swedish Olympic snowboarder from Sollentuna, Stockholms Iän. Johansson died following a failed jump landing during training for the International Ski Federation World Cup competition. In 2000 he began competing at the World Cup level and was ranked

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. He plays in the positi

Is a Finnish footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. He plays in the position of a striker and is a regular in the Finnish national team.

Is a Colombian boxer best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at bantamweight. His name is someti

Is a Colombian boxer best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at bantamweight. His name is sometimes spelled Jonathan or Jhonatan in press reports but not by the major Colombian media.