Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a figure skater who has competed internationally for Russia and Armenia.

Is a figure skater who has competed internationally for Russia and Armenia.

An international cricketer who played 6 test matches for the England women's cricket team between 19

An international cricketer who played 6 test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1976 and 1979. She played 8 one day internationals between 1973 and 1979.She took 29 wickets at just 16.13 with a best of 6 for 46, and match figures of 11 for 63, against the West Indies in 1979 at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. These are the best match bowling figures in English women's test history. She took 13 wickets in her 8 one day internationals at 17.07 with a best of 3 for 21. She scored 16 test runs and 9 in ODIs.

Is a German heptathlete. Her personal best result is 6066 points, achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen.

Is a German heptathlete. Her personal best result is 6066 points, achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen.

An American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

An American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The daughter of Ciro Mancuso, she resides in Olympic Valley, California.Mancuso made her debut in the alpine skiing World Cup at Copper Mountain, Colorado, on November 20, 1999, at the age of only 15. She scored her first World Cup points (top-30 finish in a race) during the 2000–2001 season. While she often struggled in World Cup races over the next few seasons, she enjoyed exceptional success at the Junior World Championships, winning a record eight medals including five golds in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Is a freestyle skier associated with Ski cross.[1] She is set to represent Germany at the 2010 Winte

Is a freestyle skier associated with Ski cross.[1] She is set to represent Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2]

Is an Italian tennis player. The younger sister of tennis player Evelyn Mayr, she is ranked, as of 2

Is an Italian tennis player. The younger sister of tennis player Evelyn Mayr, she is ranked, as of 22 March 2010, World No. 304 in singles and No. 359 in doubles.

A Russian figure skater who has competed for both Russia and Belarus. She represented Belarus at the

A Russian figure skater who has competed for both Russia and Belarus. She represented Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics.Soldatova is the 1998 World Junior Champion, the 1999 World bronze medalist, the 1999 European silver medailst, and the 1997 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.

Is a Russian pair skater who previously represented her native Ukraine in international competition.

Is a Russian pair skater who previously represented her native Ukraine in international competition.

Is a former New Zealand football player who represented her country.Campbell made her Football Ferns

Is a former New Zealand football player who represented her country.Campbell made her Football Ferns debut in a 3-0 win over a Hawaii XI on 12 December, 1987and ended her international career with 29 caps and 3 goals to her credit.

Is a German figure skater. She is the 2010 German bronze medalist and 2009 junior national champion.

Is a German figure skater. She is the 2010 German bronze medalist and 2009 junior national champion. Her win in 2009 was her third consecutive national title, and her first at the junior level.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rivard and her teammates

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rivard and her teammates finished ninth in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She has since become a successful entrepreneur in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and h

Is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.At the 2

Is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.At the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials, she broke the Canadian national record in the women's 100 m backstroke with her time of 1:01.41, automatically qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics. She broke the same record again by swimming it in 1:00.59 at the final swimming meet before the Olympics.[

Is a professional female tennis player from Germany. She enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2005 and h

Is a professional female tennis player from Germany. She enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2005 and has beaten two Top 10-ranked players - Anastasia Myskina in 2005 and Elena Dementieva in 2006.

Is a Lithuanian figure skater. She placed 33rd at the 2001 European Figure Skating Championships. Sh

Is a Lithuanian figure skater. She placed 33rd at the 2001 European Figure Skating Championships. She competed for three seasons on the Junior Grand Prix with the highest placement of 22nd at the 2001-2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Gdansk, Poland.

Is an Israeli pair skater. She previously competed with Igor Petrov, Alexei Sokolov, and Dmitri Khro

Is an Israeli pair skater. She previously competed with Igor Petrov, Alexei Sokolov, and Dmitri Khromin, all for Russia.

Is an American swimmer. As a high school student-athlete, Smit set New York State records in the 100

Is an American swimmer. As a high school student-athlete, Smit set New York State records in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 IM, swimming with the Three Village Swim Club. As a college swimmer at Stanford, Smit is a five-time NCAA champion, having won the

Is a Polish figure skater who competes in both singles and pairs. Her pairs partner is Lukasz Chluba

Is a Polish figure skater who competes in both singles and pairs. Her pairs partner is Lukasz Chluba.

Is a Latvian figure skater.

Is a Latvian figure skater.

Is a professional Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of No. 31

Is a professional Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of No. 31 on January 14, 2008.Julia became Kim Clijsters' last opponent in her professional career. Julia won 7–6(3), 6–3 in the second round of J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland on May 3, 2007. This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer".

Is an American pair skater. She and former partner Drew Meekins are the 2006 World Junior Champions.

Is an American pair skater. She and former partner Drew Meekins are the 2006 World Junior Champions. Vlassov is the daughter of Alexander Vlassov,[2] the 1977 World silver medalist and European bronze medalist in pairs.[3]. The family moved to the United

Is an Azerbaijani figure skater who has also competed for the Soviet Union. She was a two-time Sovie

Is an Azerbaijani figure skater who has also competed for the Soviet Union. She was a two-time Soviet national champion. She placed 7th at the 1991 European Figure Skating Championships and 10th at the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships for the Sovie

Is a female badminton player from Malaysia.

Is a female badminton player from Malaysia.

Is a field hockey international from Germany. She is a goalkeeper and is a talented player in the ga

Is a field hockey international from Germany. She is a goalkeeper and is a talented player in the game as well as being a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Zehl, nicknamed Zorro, plays for Eintracht Braunschweig.

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He was eliminated in the heats in the K-1

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He was eliminated in the heats in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Was an Olympic bronze medalist for the 1932 US Water Polo team and former swimming coach for the Uni

Was an Olympic bronze medalist for the 1932 US Water Polo team and former swimming coach for the University of Texas. He is best known for inventing the flip turn. Tex Robertson was born April 23, 1909 in Sweetwater, Texas. While young, he learned to swim