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Jang Min Hui
Jang Min Hui (장민희, also Jang Minhee), South Korean recurve archer born 1999 in Incheon. Tokyo 2020 Olympic women's team gold medalist, 2021 Yankton individual and team world champion, 2026 World Cup debut bronze.
Jang Ri Ra
Jang Ri Ra (장리라), born 1969, is a South Korean handball goalkeeper who won gold with Korea at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, later serving as a Korea Handball Federation vice president.
Jang Sung Woo
Jang Sung Woo (장성우, 張誠祐), born 2002 in Daegu, is a South Korean short track speed skater for Korea University; 2020 Youth Olympic 1000 m champion and double gold medalist at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, distinct from the judoka Jang Sung-Ho.
Jang Yong Ho
Jang Yong Ho (장용호, born 1976) is a South Korean recurve archer who won Olympic men's team gold at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, silver at Atlanta 1996, and set the 2,031-point team ranking round world record in 1996.
Janggi
Janggi (장기), or Korean chess, is a 9×10 intersection board game derived from xiangqi: no river, jumping cannons that cannot take cannons, passable turns, bikjang, and four horse-elephant setups.
Jani Sievinen
Jani Sievinen (born 1974, Vihti, Finland) is a retired Finnish swimmer, 1996 Olympic silver medalist in the 200 m individual medley and 1994 long-course world champion in world record 1:58.16, plus short-course world record holder.
Jani Soininen
Jani Soininen (born 1972, Jyväskylä) is a retired Finnish ski jumper, 1998 Nagano Olympic normal hill champion and large hill silver medalist, with World team golds in 1995 and 1997.
Janica Kostelić
Janica Kostelić, born 1982 in Zagreb, is a retired Croatian alpine skier with 4 Olympic golds, 2 silvers, 5 world titles, and 3 overall World Cup titles (2001, 2003, 2006); first Croatian Winter Olympic medalist.
Janice Lawrence
Janice Lawrence, born 1962 in Mississippi, is an American basketball player who won Olympic gold in 1984, starred at Louisiana Tech, and played for the Cleveland Rockers.
Janice Rankin
Janice Rankin (Janice Watt), born 1972 in Inverness, is a Scottish curler who won Olympic gold as lead for Great Britain at Salt Lake City 2002, plus world junior title 1992 and silvers at 1994 Worlds and 1998 Europeans.
Janice Tjen
Janice Tjen, Indonesian tennis player from Jakarta, former Oregon and Pepperdine college standout. First WTA title at Chennai 2025, 2025 US Open upset of Kudermetova, career-high WTA singles No. 35.
Janie Wagstaff
Janie Wagstaff (Elizabeth Jane Wagstaff), American backstroke swimmer born 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri; 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay, 1991 world champion in the same relay, later a Colorado State veterinary student.
Janine Beckie
Janine Beckie is a Canadian soccer forward who won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and bronze at Rio 2016 with the Canadian women's national team.
Janine Belton
Janine Belton (Janine Claire Belton, later Usher), born 1979 in Bradford, is a British swimmer who won gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2001 Fukuoka World Championships and set a short-course world record of 7:47.14, after finishing 10th at Atlanta 1996 and 6th at Sydney 2000.
Janine Flock
Janine Flock (born 1989, Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian skeleton racer, 2026 Olympic champion at Cortina d'Ampezzo, three-time overall World Cup winner (2014/15, 2020/21, 2024/25), and four-time European champion.
Janine Pietsch
Janine Pietsch (born 1982, Berlin) is a German backstroke swimmer of SC Delphin Ingolstadt; world record 50 m backstroke 28.19 (2005), double 2006 short-course world champion, 2006 European champion, 2004 Olympian.
Jānis Dāliņš
Jānis Dāliņš (Jānis Daliņš), Latvian race walker (1904–1978), 1932 Los Angeles Olympic 50 km walk silver medalist, first Olympic medal for Latvia, 1934 European champion, seven world records.
Janis Kipurs
Janis Kipurs (Jānis Ķipurs), born 1958 in Kurmene, is a Latvian bobsleigh pilot and coach; Olympic two-man gold and four-man bronze at Calgary 1988 for the USSR, 1989 world bronze, Albertville 1992 Latvian flagbearer, later coach of Swiss, US, French, and Canadian teams.
Janis Lusis
Janis Lusis (Jānis Lūsis, 1939–2020), Latvian javelin thrower for the Soviet Union; 1968 Olympic champion, 1972 silver, 1964 bronze, four European titles, world records 91.98 m (1968) and 93.80 m (1972).
Jānis Timma
Jānis Timma (Janis Timma), Latvian basketball forward (1992-2024), Krāslava-born, 2013 NBA draft 60th pick (Memphis, rights to Orlando), EuroLeague clubs Baskonia, Olympiacos, Khimki, UNICS; 68 Latvia caps; died in Moscow December 2024.
Janja Garnbret
Janja Garnbret (born 1999) is a Slovenian sport climber, two-time Olympic gold medallist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), 10-time world champion, and winner of 51 World Cup events; first woman to climb Bibliographie 9b+.
Jann Mardenborough
Jann Mardenborough (born 1991, Darlington, England) is a British racing driver who turned winning the 2011 GT Academy into a professional career, with a Le Mans podium and the 2023 film Gran Turismo.
Janne Gustafsson
Janne Gustafsson (Johan August Gustafsson, 1883–1942) was a Swedish rifle shooter from Stora Skedvi, Dalarna, who won silver in the team free rifle and placed fifth individually at the 1908 London Olympics.
Janne Kolling
Janne Kolling (born 1968, Aarhus) is a retired Danish handball right wing. Two Olympic golds (1996, 2000), World champion 1997, European champion 1994 and 1996; record 250 caps and 756 goals for Denmark.
Janne Lahtela
Janne Lahtela (born 1974, Kemijärvi), Finnish freestyle moguls skier; 2002 Olympic champion and 1998 silver medalist, 1999 world champion, 23 World Cup wins; later head coach of Japanese and Finnish teams.
Janne Lundblad
Janne Lundblad (1877–1940), Swedish dressage rider and army captain; won individual dressage gold on Uno at Antwerp 1920 and team silver on Blackmar at Amsterdam 1928; also fourth individually in 1928.
Janne Stefansson
Janne Stefansson (born 1935), Swedish cross-country skier, full name Janne Reidar Stefansson. Olympic gold in the 4x10 km relay at Innsbruck 1964; seven-time Vasaloppet winner (1962-69), second only to Nils Karlsson.
Janneke Schopman
Janneke Schopman (born 1977, Haarlem) is a Dutch field hockey coach and former defender, 212 caps, Olympic gold 2008 and World Cup 2006 with the Netherlands; head coach of the USA, India, and Germany women's teams.
Jannero Pargo
Jannero Pargo (born 1979, Chicago) is a former NBA guard, 499 games over 11 seasons, and current Indiana Pacers player development assistant coach; brother of Jeremy Pargo.
Jannick Green Krejberg
Jannick Green Krejberg (Jannick Green), Danish handball goalkeeper born 1988 in Lemvig. Olympic gold 2016, World champion 2019; clubs Lemvig, Aalborg, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, SC Magdeburg, PSG.