Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics. His personal best ju

Is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics. His personal best jump is 8.28 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Athens. This is the Mauritian record. He is also a sprinter and competes mainly in the 60 metres. He holds th

Is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Cruzeiro.Made professional debut in the Campeonato

Is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Cruzeiro.Made professional debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro for Cruzeiro against Santos in a 3-2 home win on July 24 2005

Is an American professional basketball player at the shooting guard position. He was selected 11th o

Is an American professional basketball player at the shooting guard position. He was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA Draft. During his collegiate years, Redick played for Duke University. He is the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leading scorer. Duke retired his jersey number, 4, on February 4, 2007.[1]

Is an American professional basketball player.A 6'5" guard-forward from Kentucky Wesleyan College, C

Is an American professional basketball player.A 6'5" guard-forward from Kentucky Wesleyan College, Crowder played 58 games in the NBA between 1991 and 1995. He averaged 2.1 points per game for the Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs.[1] Crowder has most recently played in France.[2]

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Peterhead - on loan from Scottish Premie

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Peterhead - on loan from Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.

An Argentine football striker currently playing for Vélez Sársfield.Cristaldo made his debut in a

An Argentine football striker currently playing for Vélez Sársfield.Cristaldo made his debut in a 2-0 home defeat by Rosario Central on 22 April 2007. He scored his first goal in professional football on 10 May 2008, also in a home game against Rosario Central. Cristaldo became Argentine champion with Vélez in the Torneo Clausura 2009. He was at first a substitute for Hernán Rodrigo López and Joaquín Larrivey, but eventually became a regular along López in the final games of the season. He however could not play the last game against Huracán, which defined the championship, due to an injury. Throughout the Clausura tournament Cristaldo scored 4 goals for Vélez.

Is a creationist author. His writings on creationism have attracted attention from supporters and op

Is a creationist author. His writings on creationism have attracted attention from supporters and opponents. A FIDE Master in chess, he achieved a draw against former world champion Boris Spassky during a tournament in Wellington in 1988, and was New Zea

Is a grandmaster of chess (title awarded 1995) and works as a freelance journalist. An American citi

Is a grandmaster of chess (title awarded 1995) and works as a freelance journalist. An American citizen by origin, he became Irish and later Norwegian. His father is Irish and his mother is Japanese.

A football midfielder in Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in Argentine Primera División.

A football midfielder in Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in Argentine Primera División.

Is a professional right-handed Israeli tennis player. Erlich has reached 24 doubles finals and won 1

Is a professional right-handed Israeli tennis player. Erlich has reached 24 doubles finals and won 13 of them, mostly with partner Andy Ram.Erlich first started playing tennis when he was three years old and he played his first tournament at the age of seven. He was later trained at the Wingate Institute, where he met Andy Ram, his future doubles partner. He turned pro in 1996 at the age of 19.

Is a French professional tennis player. Dasnieres de Veigy competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tou

Is a French professional tennis player. Dasnieres de Veigy competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 203, on April 19, 2010, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 694, on No

Is a goaltender for the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. Previously he was the goaltender

Is a goaltender for the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. Previously he was the goaltender for the UMass Minutemen where he made the 2006 NCAA All Tournament Team and was a 2007 candidate and 2009 finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy.

Is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City.rown was

Is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City.rown was originally spotted by Liverpool scout Gwyn James but was unable to sign for the Merseyside club, due to a rule meaning youth players must sign with a team within one and a half hours of their home, so he recommended him to Cardiff City. Having worked his way through the youth system at Cardiff, Brown made his first team debut against Welshpool Town in the FAW Premier Cup where he scored the only goal of the game with a free-kick to send the Bluebirds into the semi-final, becoming the first Bridgend-born player to play for Cardiff since Billy Rees.

A Canadian-born Dutch midfielder playing for Feyenoord of the Eredivisie. He is of Jamaican and Fili

A Canadian-born Dutch midfielder playing for Feyenoord of the Eredivisie. He is of Jamaican and Filipino descent and is the younger brother of Canadian international Julián de Guzmán.After much speculation on which country De Guzmán would choose to represent internationally, Jonathan made himself available for selection by the Dutch national team, immediately after receiving his Dutch citizenship in February 2008, having applied for it the previous year. His decision was met with disappointment in Canada, which witnessed a similar situation when Owen Hargreaves chose to play for the English national team. Controversially, De Guzmán appeared on a nationally televised Canadian sports show a week before this announcement and claimed that he had not made up his mind on his international status, and was focusing on his club career in the Netherlands.[1]

Is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libr

Is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) using the ring name Mictlán. Mictlán was originally an enmascarado, or masked wrestler but lost his mask to Dragón Rojo, Jr., on August 8, 2008. O

Is a South African-born former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bow

Is a South African-born former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 26 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1986 and 1989, including three first-class matches and four List A matches. Garth made his deb

Is a professional footballer playing for Conference National outfit Grays Athletic on loan from Leag

Is a professional footballer playing for Conference National outfit Grays Athletic on loan from League One side Brighton & Hove Albion. He plays as a striker.

Is a professional boxer who has spent a stretch of three years in prison for armed robbery. He is a

Is a professional boxer who has spent a stretch of three years in prison for armed robbery. He is a single parent and has five children. He was a contestant on reality TV show The Contender. On the show, he was placed on the East Coast team, fighting Jess

Is a swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 200, 400 a

Is a swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 200, 400 and 1500m freestyle.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for University of Montevallo.Maloney started his career

Is an English footballer, currently playing for University of Montevallo.Maloney started his career at Doncaster Rovers. He joined York City on a month's loan in January 2005. This loan was extended for another month in late January.This was extended for a third month in late February.

Is a Hall of Fame trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing. In addition to steeplechase racing,

Is a Hall of Fame trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing. In addition to steeplechase racing, Jonathan Sheppard has met with considerable success in flat racing. In both venues, he has had a long working relationship with stable owner, George W. St

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. He previously played for Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds, Wokin

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. He previously played for Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds, Woking, Chester City, Stevenage Borough and Hereford United. His most recent club was Kidderminster Harriers, where he was on loan from Cambridge United until t

Is a member of the area's prominent Pease family and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Among his cli

Is a member of the area's prominent Pease family and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Among his clients, Pease has conditioned horses in France for British stable owner Gerald W. Leigh and the Niarchos family. In 2004 he won France's most prestigious rac

A professional soccer player who plays for the Rayados of Monterrey. He is a youngster who plays the

A professional soccer player who plays for the Rayados of Monterrey. He is a youngster who plays the position of goalkeeper and is regarded as one of the most promising goalkeepers in Mexico.[citation needed]

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the

Is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.