Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a collegiate athlete. Jemison attended North Atlanta High School, one of the Nation's Schools of

Is a collegiate athlete. Jemison attended North Atlanta High School, one of the Nation's Schools of Excellence, where he set various school and Georgia Highschool Swimming and Diving records in the Atlanta, GA Athletic Division 4A. Jemison was awarded a f

Is an Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Develop

Is an Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League. Hughes played college soccer with Coastal Carolina University, where he was a member of the Big South All Tournament Team. He scored 7 goals in the Big South Conference, allowing Coastal Carolina to win the Big South Championship Game, and was also named Big South Player of the Week twice his senior year. On 7 December 2008 Hughes was named as one of the "original six" players to play for the expansion Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League in 2009.

He won silver in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.850. In the

He won silver in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.850. In the same Olympic Games, Jovtchev won bronze in the men's floor exercise with a score of 9.775. In the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he won the bronze on both floor exercise and still rings with 9.787 and 9.762 respectively. He also won two World Championship Bronze medals in the all around (1999, 2001). Jovtchev made his fifth Olympic team for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and qualified again for the Rings exercise. He qualified second with a score of 16.275 under the new scoring system, but missed a handstand and finished the final in last place with a score of 15.525. He intends to retire after the competition.

Is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reac

Is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008. He represented Australia in the men's doubles at the 2008

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical. He made his

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical. He made his league debut on 26 April 2008, against Dundee.

Is an American soccer player from Lakewood, Colorado. She is a defender for the Boston Breakers of W

Is an American soccer player from Lakewood, Colorado. She is a defender for the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer. Known for her versatility, Angeli originally debuted for the Santa Clara University women's soccer team as a defender, was moved to forward for Santa Clara in 2005,[1] and played as a midfielder for the United States U-20 women's national soccer team at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.

Is a North American soccer player, who plays for the Saskatoon Accelerators in the CMISL. After play

Is a North American soccer player, who plays for the Saskatoon Accelerators in the CMISL. After playing 5 years in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport with 3 Canada-West All-Star nominations with the University of Saskatchewan and played 2005 for Saskatoon Arsenal in 2006 for (Huskie United FC.

Is a midfielder lacrosse player for the Washington Bayhawks. He relies on his speed and quickness to

Is a midfielder lacrosse player for the Washington Bayhawks. He relies on his speed and quickness to get open.His older brother played lacrosse, and he took it up when he was 13. As a high school senior he was captain of his Bethpage High School team, and

Is a French professional football player. He plays in Ligue 1 for AS Nancy.

Is a French professional football player. He plays in Ligue 1 for AS Nancy.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years later in Athens, Malloch was eliminated in the semifinals

Is an American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter O

Is an American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is from Denton, Texas, and is an alumnus of the Texas Tech University Independent School District.

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He is curr

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He is currently on loan at Queen of the South.

Is a Canadian Soccer player who plays as a defender for Winnipeg Alliance FC, of the newly establish

Is a Canadian Soccer player who plays as a defender for Winnipeg Alliance FC, of the newly established Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL).

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for East Kilbride Thistle.Murch signed a YTS con

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for East Kilbride Thistle.Murch signed a YTS contract with Clyde in July 2007, and signed his first professional contract in May 2008. He made his professional debut in November 2008 against Ross County, when he came on as a substitute in a 3-0 defeat.

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for Clyde, on loan from Dunfermline Athletic. White

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for Clyde, on loan from Dunfermline Athletic. White began his professional career with Dunfermline Athletic, signing a full-time contract with the Fife side in July 2008.

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder. He currently plays for Asante Kotoko. A product of Feyenoord Fett

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder. He currently plays for Asante Kotoko. A product of Feyenoord Fetteh, Opoku gained promotion to play for the youth team of Fetteh’s mother club Feyenoord. Opoku spent some time at Excelsior (Netherlands) and Royal Antwer

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for RBC Roosendaal. Remacle is a forward who was born in

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for RBC Roosendaal. Remacle is a forward who was born in Verviers and made his debut in professional football, being part of the RC Genk squad in the 2003-04 season.

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. At 6'2" (1.88 m) and

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. At 6'2" (1.88 m) and 180 lb (82 kg), he was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team.

Is a Canadian lacrosse player from Surrey, British Columbia who plays for the Orlando Titans in the

Is a Canadian lacrosse player from Surrey, British Columbia who plays for the Orlando Titans in the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.

Is an American amateur heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Golden Gloves and the US Cha

Is an American amateur heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Golden Gloves and the US Champion at 201lbs in 2009. Upon turning 17, Shimmell began competing in the open-class of USA Boxing (the experienced boxers ages 17-34). In his first open-c

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a central midfielder for New South Wales Prem

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a central midfielder for New South Wales Premier League club Blacktown City Demons.Simpson played for the Queensland Roar in the inaugural year of the A-League competition but was released in January

A professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.Jordan St

A professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.Jordan Staal was drafted second overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the second Staal brother to be drafted this high after older brother Eric. Staal has won the OHL Championship with the Peterborough Petes, played in the 2006 Memorial Cup, where the Peterborough Petes failed to make the playoff round. He was also selected for the 2006 CHL Top Prospects Game.Staal was signed to a professional contract by the Penguins on October 2, 2006, and began the 2006-07 season with the team in the NHL. On October 12, 2006 Staal scored his first goal in the NHL, a shorthanded goal against New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Southampton, on loan from

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Southampton, on loan from Sheffield United.

Is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the 2002 U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, and then pl

Is a New Zealand cricketer who played in the 2002 U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, and then played for seven seasons for Otago Volts.

Is Macedonian football goalkeeper currently playing for FK Metalurg Skopje.

Is Macedonian football goalkeeper currently playing for FK Metalurg Skopje.