Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an Uruguayan-Ecuadorian football defender who currently play for Ecuadorian club Emelec and the E

Is an Uruguayan-Ecuadorian football defender who currently play for Ecuadorian club Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.Fleitas has played for over 8 seasons in the Ecuadorian league and because of this he decided to become an Ecuadorian citizen. Sinc

An Argentine footballer currently under contract for Greek side Panthrakikos F.C..

An Argentine footballer currently under contract for Greek side Panthrakikos F.C..

Is a football midfielder who currently plays in Panama for Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo F

Is a football midfielder who currently plays in Panama for Liga Panameña de Futbol team Chorrillo F.C..

Is a retired Peruvian football defender.He was one of South American's most recognized defenders of

Is a retired Peruvian football defender.He was one of South American's most recognized defenders of his time, he was a great success in Argentine football to the point of being considered an all-time first team at Boca Juniors. He played a total of 156 ga

Is a former Uruguayan footballer.During his club career he played for Liverpool, Nacional, and Grana

Is a former Uruguayan footballer.During his club career he played for Liverpool, Nacional, and Granada. He represented the Uruguay national football team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Chilean Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre and team épée events at

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

A Puerto Rican chess player and former world junior champion.Born in Argentina, he emigrated in 1963

A Puerto Rican chess player and former world junior champion.Born in Argentina, he emigrated in 1963 to Puerto Rico, where he was raised and studied, and then later in his life to the United States, where he works for Autodesk.

An Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 S

An Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Chacon began his professional career in 1996 and went on to become WBO Featherweight champion. Chacon won his first 36 fights, setting up a fight with WBA Featherweight Title holder Freddie Norwood in 2000. Norwood dropped Chacon in the 3rd and won a unanimous decision. In 2001, Chacon defeated Istvan Kovacs by TKO to win the WBO Featherweight title. He defended his title four times, including a victory over Victor Polo, prior to losing his title in 2002 to interin champ Scott Harrison. He later moved up a weight class and challenged Mike Anchondo for the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title, but lost a decision.

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays as an playmaker for Montevideo Wanderers F.C..

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays as an playmaker for Montevideo Wanderers F.C..

Was an Argentine rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal with

Was an Argentine rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal with his partner Horacio Podestá in the coxless pairs competition.Twelve years later he was a member of the Argentine boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxless fours event.

Is an Paraguayan footballer, currently playing for Tigre of Argentina. He is a striker.Before joinin

Is an Paraguayan footballer, currently playing for Tigre of Argentina. He is a striker.Before joining UANL Tigres, Julio Aguilar played for Fernando de la Mora and 12 de Octubre in Paraguay.

Is a retired boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los

Is a retired boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was stopped in the first round of the flyweight division (– 51 kg) by Colombia's Álvaro Mercado.

Is a Guatemalan race walker.

Is a Guatemalan race walker.

An Argentine footballer who plays for Italian side Internazionale.A physical and tall forward at 1.9

An Argentine footballer who plays for Italian side Internazionale.A physical and tall forward at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), Cruz started his football career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to Argentine team River Plate in 1996. In 1997, he moved to Europe again, being signed by Dutch team Feyenoord, and showing a great potential in terms of scoring proficiency. He then moved in 2000 to Serie A team Bologna. After having experienced some difficulties adapting to Italian football, Cruz successfully showed his potential.

Was a Spanish Basque football player during the 1980s and 1990s. Salinas, a forward, made his La Lig

Was a Spanish Basque football player during the 1980s and 1990s. Salinas, a forward, made his La Liga debut with Athletic Bilbao in 1982 and subsequently played for six La Liga clubs during the following seventeen years, playing 417 games and scoring 152 goals. His brother, Patxi Salinas Fernández, was also a professional footballer and played for Athletic Bilbao, Celta de Vigo and Spain.

Is a former Paraguayan footballer.

Is a former Paraguayan footballer.

A volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes i

A volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team (1996-1997). In 2001 Velasco was signed as the head coach of the Czech men's national team.

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Reading. He is also an England youth internation

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Reading. He is also an England youth international.A left back who rose through the ranks at Bristol City, Golbourne joined Reading on 3 January 2006 after impressive performances in the FA Youth Cup for Bristol City.

Was an American gymnast. She was born in San Antonio, Texas. Gomez was an up-and-coming internationa

Was an American gymnast. She was born in San Antonio, Texas. Gomez was an up-and-coming international elite gymnast in the mid-1980s. She trained with Béla Károlyi in Houston from the age of 10. At the 1986 U.S.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was elimin

Was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres competition. In the 800 metres event he was eliminated in the first round.

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Adrie Voorting, Daan de

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all three matches as halfback.

Was a defensive lineman in the NFL. For his entire career he played for the New England Patriots. He

Was a defensive lineman in the NFL. For his entire career he played for the New England Patriots. He is the father of current NFL player, Keith Adams.

Is a football striker from Nigeria who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League as

Is a football striker from Nigeria who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League as a striker.Aghahowa began his career with the Police Machines, a local police team, and went on to Bendel Insurance FC. He signed for Danish lower division team Herning Fremad before the 1999 African Youth Championship, but Aghahowa performed so well there that he wanted to play for a bigger club.

Was a Czech chess master.In the beggining of his career, he won at Brno 1899, took 3rd at Osyky u Lo

Was a Czech chess master.In the beggining of his career, he won at Brno 1899, took 3rd at Osyky u Lomnice, took 2nd at Brno 1901, and took 3rd at Brno 1905. He tied for 5-6th at Nuremberg 1906 (the 15th DSB Congress, Hauptturnier A, Savielly Tartakower won), and shared 2rd at Brno 1907 (the 2nd Czech Chess Championship, František Treybal won).[