Famous People with Name Jaak

Jaak Uudmäe            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaak Uudmäe: is a retired Estonian triple jumper and a gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1979 and 1980 Uudmäe was acknowledged as Estonia's Sportsman of the Year. In 1980 Uudmäe's coach Jaan Jürgenson was nominated as the USSR Coach of the Year and Jaak himself as USSR Master Sportsman of the Year.

Jaak Lipso            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaak Lipso: is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games. Lipso has also won two medals at the FIBA World Championship and he is a three-

Jaak Mae            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaak Mae: is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. He won a bronze in the 15km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Anssi Jaakkola            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Anssi Jaakkola: is a Finnish footballer. Born in Kemi, the young goalkeeper has played for TP-47 and FC-88. In the January 2007 Jaakkola signed a 3-and-a-half-year contract with Italian Serie A side Siena.

Johannes "Juho" Jaakonaho            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Johannes "Juho" Jaakonaho: was a Finnish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he did not finish in the individual time trial event. Therefore he was the weakest link of the Finnish cycling team which competed in the team time trial event and finished fifth.

Ernst Jaakson            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ernst Jaakson: was an Estonian diplomat whose unique contribution was to keep Estonia's legal continuity with his uninterrupted diplomatic service for 69 years.