Hockey and remaining team sports

Jonas de Geus

Jonas de Geus, Dutch field hockey midfielder born 1998 in Amsterdam, plays for Kampong and the Netherlands. Won gold at Paris 2024 after Tokyo 2020, with World Cup and European Championship medals.

Jonathan Drouin, born 1995 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, is a Canadian NHL left winger drafted third overall by Tampa Bay in 2013; QMJHL MVP and 2013 Memorial Cup winner with Halifax, later Montreal, Colorado, Islanders, and Blues.

Jonathan Marchessault

Jonathan Marchessault, also known as Jon Marchessault, is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who won the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023.

Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Quick (born 1986, Milford, Connecticut) is a retired American NHL goaltender; three-time Stanley Cup champion (2012, 2014 Kings, 2023 Vegas), 2012 Conn Smythe winner, and the U.S.-born record holder with 410 wins and 65 shutouts.

Jonathan Toews

Jonathan Toews, Canadian center born 1988 in Winnipeg, Blackhawks captain 2008-2023, three Stanley Cups (2010, 2013, 2015), 2010 Conn Smythe, 2013 Selke, two Olympic golds, youngest Triple Gold Club member; retired June 19, 2026 after 1,149 NHL games.

Jonathan-Ismaël Diaby

Jonathan-Ismaël Diaby (JoDolo, Dolo Diaby), born 1994, is a Canadian former pro hockey defenseman drafted 64th overall by Nashville in 2013; he played in the AHL, ECHL, and LNAH, then became a rapper and actor.

Joosje Burg

Joosje Burg (born 1997, Veghel) is a Dutch field hockey forward for HC Den Bosch and the Netherlands; Olympic gold medalist Paris 2024 who broke her nose in the semifinal and missed the final, with 91 senior caps and 35 goals.

Jordan Binnington

Jordan Binnington (born 1993, Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a Canadian NHL goaltender for the St. Louis Blues; first rookie goalie to win 16 games in one postseason, 2019 Stanley Cup champion, 2025 4 Nations Face-Off winner, 2026 Olympic silver medalist.

Jordan Eberle

Jordan Eberle, born 1990 in Regina, Saskatchewan, is a Canadian NHL right winger, captain of the Seattle Kraken since 2024; drafted 22nd overall by Edmonton in 2008, 2009 World Junior gold medalist.

Jordan Staal

Jordan Staal (born 1988) is a Canadian NHL center, Carolina Hurricanes captain, drafted second overall by Pittsburgh in 2006; two-time Stanley Cup winner (2009, 2026) and 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy winner.

Jordin Tootoo

Jordin Tootoo, first Inuk NHL player, right winger from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut; 13 seasons with Nashville, Detroit, New Jersey, Chicago; 723 games, 161 points; sobriety advocate.

Jorgen Jonsson

Jorgen Jonsson (Jörgen Jönsson), Swedish ice hockey center born 1972, record 285 Tre Kronor caps, Olympic gold 1994 and 2006, five Swedish titles with Färjestad, later SHL head coach and IIHF Hall of Famer.

Jorrit Croon

Jorrit Croon (born 1998) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder or forward for HC Bloemendaal and the Netherlands, the youngest Dutch men's debutant and a 2024 Olympic gold medalist.

Joseph Woll

Joseph Woll (born 1998, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri) is an American NHL goaltender, drafted 62nd overall by Toronto in 2016, a Boston College alum and 2017 World Junior gold medalist, traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 2026.

Josine Koning

Josine Koning (born 1995) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper for HC Den Bosch and Oranje, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 World Cup shootout hero, and co-chair of the NOC*NSF Athletes Commission from 2026.

Joy Dunne

Joy Dunne is an American ice hockey forward who won a 2026 Olympic gold medal with Team USA and plays for Ohio State in the WCHA.

Joy Fawcett

Joy Fawcett (née Biefeld, born 1968) is an American soccer defender, USWNT 1987-2004, 241 caps, 27 goals; World Cup champion 1991 and 1999, Olympic gold 1996 and 2004; first UCLA women's coach; National Soccer Hall of Fame 2009.

Joyce Sombroek

Joyce Sombroek (born 1990, Alkmaar) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, 117 caps for the Netherlands, Olympic gold London 2012 and silver Rio 2016, World champion 2014, FIH Goalkeeper of the Year 2014 and 2015; now a GP in Haarlem.

Juan Gilardi

Juan Ignacio Gilardi (born 1981, San Fernando, Argentina), nicknamed Juani, is an Argentine field hockey defender of Club San Fernando who won gold at Rio 2016 with Los Leones, scoring the quarterfinal-winning stroke against Spain.

Juan Martin Lopez

Juan Martín López, nicknamed Gato, born 1985, is an Argentine field hockey defender (Banco Provincia) who won Olympic gold with Los Leones at Rio 2016 and Pan American golds in 2011, 2015, and 2019.

Juan Miles

Juan Miles (Juan Bautista Miles Passo, 1895-1981), Argentine polo back, won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics with Argentina, four Argentine Opens, 1922 Hurlingham and US Open titles, 9-goal handicap.

Juan Saladino

Juan Manuel Saladino (born 1987, Quilmes, Argentina) is an Argentine field hockey midfielder, number 19 for Los Leones, who won gold with Argentina in men's hockey at the 2016 Rio Olympics; not the Panamanian long jumper Irving Saladino.

Juan Vivaldi

Juan Manuel Vivaldi, nicknamed Juanma and Lobo, is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper who won gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics across four Games.

Judith Forca

Judith Forca (Judith Forca Ariza), Spanish water polo player born 1996 in Sabadell; CN Sabadell left-handed attacker. Three Olympics with Spain: 5th Rio 2016, silver Tokyo 2020, gold Paris 2024; 12 World Aquatics medals.

Julia Zwehl

Julia Zwehl, born 1976 in Hannover, German field hockey goalkeeper; 93 caps (11 indoor), 7th at Sydney 2000, Olympic gold at Athens 2004, 1998 World Cup bronze, 1999 European silver.

Julie Towers

Julie Gail Towers (born 1976, Taree, NSW), Australian field hockey forward; won Olympic gold with the Hockeyroos at Sydney 2000, placed fifth at Athens 2004, and won the 1998 World Cup.

Juliet Haslam

Juliet Haslam (born 1969, Adelaide) is an Australian field hockey player, a triple Olympian who won gold with the Hockeyroos at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, later Hockey Australia director and Port Adelaide's first Head of AFLW.

Junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey: competitive amateur hockey for players about 16-20, anchored by Canada's CHL (WHL, OHL, QMJHL) and the USHL, the main development route to the NHL and, since 2025, the NCAA.

Jurgen Oelke

Jürgen Oelke (born 25 November 1940, Berlin) is a German rowing coxswain of Berliner RC who won gold in the coxed four at Tokyo 1964 and the 1962 first World Championships at Luzern.