Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics. In 1

Was a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics. In 1964 he finished fourth in the downhill contest and ninth in the giant slalom competition. Four years later he finished 14th in the downhill event.

Is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In

Is an Austrian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. He also participated in the 50 km competition and f

Is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion who competed in the late 1950s. At the FIS Alpine Wor

Is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion who competed in the late 1950s. At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958, he won three medals with a gold in slalom and silvers in the giant slalom and combination events.

Was a German football (soccer) player and coach. Derwall was manager of the Germany national footbal

Was a German football (soccer) player and coach. Derwall was manager of the Germany national football team between 1978 and 1984, winning the 1980 European Football Championship and reaching the final of the 1982 World Cup. His hairdo provided the basis for his nickname "Chieftain Silver Curl" (Häuptling Silberlocke).

A former German football player and coach.As a player he was a prolific striker. He mainly played fo

A former German football player and coach.As a player he was a prolific striker. He mainly played for Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he won 4 national championships, one cup and one UEFA Cup. He won the 1972 European Football Championship and the 1974 FIFA World Cup with the German national team.

Is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter

Is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972.

Is a former footballer and football manager from Czech Republic.He played for SK Bata Zlín, FC Soch

Is a former footballer and football manager from Czech Republic.He played for SK Bata Zlín, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, SO Montpellier, RC Strasbourg and AS Béziers. He coached SO Montpellier, RC Strasbourg, AS Béziers in France[1] and Cantonal Neuchâtel FC, FC Xamax-Sports, FC Yverdon-Sports and FC Fribourg in Switzerland.

Is a retired judoka from Austria, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Oly

Is a retired judoka from Austria, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics.

Is a former alpine ski racer. He was a member of the Austrian national ski team during the late 1950

Is a former alpine ski racer. He was a member of the Austrian national ski team during the late 1950s and early 1960s and was one of the world's premier racers. He is the father of Resi Stiegler, an alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. At the 1960 Winte

Is a former alpine skier from Austria. He is also known by the name Arnold, thanks to his exploits i

Is a former alpine skier from Austria. He is also known by the name Arnold, thanks to his exploits in Rosario, Argentina. During his career, he won three World Cup downhills (he got much attention after winning his first ever World Cup downhill with the s

Was an Austrian footballer and football manager. He played club football mainly with FK Austria Wien

Was an Austrian footballer and football manager. He played club football mainly with FK Austria Wien. A striker, his most prominent moments came during the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1948 Summer Olympics when he was a member of the Austria national footb

Was an Austrian amateur football (soccer) player.He was a member of the Austrian Olympic squad at th

Was an Austrian amateur football (soccer) player.He was a member of the Austrian Olympic squad at the 1912 Summer Olympics and played two matches in the main tournament as well as three matches in the consolation tournament.

Was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West German

Was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West German national team which won the 1954 FIFA World Cup - The Miracle of Bern.Herberger played three times for the German football team between 1921 and 1925 before becoming assistant to Dr. Otto Nerz in 1932. Herberger succeeded him as national coach after Germany's uninspired loss to Norway at the 1936 Olympics. After the war he had a short club spell with Eintracht Frankfurt

Was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1952 to 1959. He finished tenth in the individual lar

Was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1952 to 1959. He finished tenth in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Kleisl's best individual career finish was seventh in an individual normal hill event in Austria in 1954.

Is a West German luger who competed in the 1960s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event a

Is a West German luger who competed in the 1960s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge championships in Weissenbach, Austria. Lenz competed in the men's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics, but was severely injured at the luge track in Igls and did not compete as a result.

Was an Austrian nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. Competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympi

Was an Austrian nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. Competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the nordic combined event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. Schiffner also finished 69th in the 18 km cross country sk

Was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 23rd in the 18 km event a

Was an Austrian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 23rd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Four years later he was a member of the Austrian relay team which finished eleventh in the 4 x 10 km relay event.

Was an Austrian alpine skier.

Was an Austrian alpine skier.

Is a German football coach and a former player, he works as an assistant coach with FC Schalke 04.

Is a German football coach and a former player, he works as an assistant coach with FC Schalke 04.

Was an Austrian football striker.Adelbrecht started his career with First Vienna in 1928 with whom h

Was an Austrian football striker.Adelbrecht started his career with First Vienna in 1928 with whom he won the Mitropa Cup in 1931. In 1934 he moved to play professionally in France only to return after two years to play for Austria Wien and Rapid Wien.

Was a Swedish amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a mem

Was a Swedish amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swedish Olympic squad in 1912. He played as goalkeeper one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament.

Is a Polish former professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is known by the ring name Ivan Putski a

Is a Polish former professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is known by the ring name Ivan Putski and was given the nickname "The Polish Hammer". Putski is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion with Tito Santana. Ivan was known to have an ongoing feud wit

Was a Czech Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer O

Was a Czech Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a former German footballer. For three years Bläser played in the 1. Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln.

Is a former German footballer. For three years Bläser played in the 1. Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln. However, during this time he only made 21 appearances, before moving to Alemannia Aachen in the 2. Bundesliga, where he could assure himself a regular slot

Is a Swedish professional hockey defenceman. He currently plays for EV Zug in the National League A.

Is a Swedish professional hockey defenceman. He currently plays for EV Zug in the National League A.He signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League for the 2008–2009 season and was assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hocke