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Jiří Procházka
Jiří Procházka, Czech MMA fighter, former RIZIN and former UFC light heavyweight champion (32-6-1, 28 KOs). Lost vacant-title fights to Pereira twice and Ulberg; faces Navajo Stirling in Doha, Nov 21, 2026.
Jiri Prskavec
Jiří Prskavec (born 1993, Mělník) is a Czech canoe slalom K1 paddler, Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion and Rio 2016 bronze medallist, multiple world and European champion, coached by his father Jiří Prskavec sr.
Jiri Raska
Jiri Raska (Jiří Raška, 1941–2012), Czech ski jumper for Czechoslovakia; first Czechoslovak Winter Olympic champion, winning normal hill gold and large hill silver at Grenoble 1968; Four Hills winner 1971.
Jiri Slegr
Jiří Šlégr, Czech ice hockey defenseman born 1971 in Jihlava; Triple Gold Club member with 1998 Nagano Olympic gold, 2005 World Championship, and 2002 Stanley Cup with Detroit; later politician and Czech national team GM.
Jiro Kuroshio
Jiro Kuroshio (黒潮"イケメン"次郎), real name Sōjirō Higuchi, born 1992, is a Japanese wrestler from Wrestle-1 and WWE NXT (as Ikemen Jiro), now competing as Kuroshio TOKYO Japan in AJPW.
Jiro Nagasawa
Jiro Nagasawa (長沢二郎), Japanese swimmer (1932-2010) who devised the dolphin kick, creating modern butterfly; 6th in 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952 and 200 m butterfly world record holder.
Jiu Jitsu (film)
Jiu Jitsu is a 2020 sci-fi martial arts film directed by Dimitri Logothetis, starring Alain Moussi, Nicolas Cage, Tony Jaa, and Frank Grillo, about fighters defending Earth from alien Brax every six years; shot in Cyprus, critically panned (Metascore 27).
Jiuta Wainiqolo
Jiuta Naqoli Wainiqolo (born 1999) is a Fijian rugby union wing who won gold in men's rugby sevens at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Fiji's top try scorer with five tries, then played for Toulon and Lyon OU in France's Top 14.
Jizzle James
Jizzle James (Edgerrin James Jr.), son of NFL Hall of Famer Edgerrin James, is a college basketball guard from Orlando who played for Cincinnati, led the Bearcats in scoring in 2024-25, and later transferred to Charlotte.
JJ Buchanan
JJ Buchanan is an American college football wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines, formerly a Utah Utes tight end (2025: 26 catches, 427 yards, 5 TDs). Coronado HS, Henderson, Nevada; four-star recruit who followed Kyle Whittingham to Michigan.
JJ Crawford
JJ Crawford, born 2010 and also named Jayen Crawford, is a high school basketball guard at Rainier Beach in Seattle, ranked the No. 1 player in the 2029 class.
JJ Redick
JJ Redick (born 1984) is the Los Angeles Lakers head coach, hired June 2024 with no prior coaching experience; former Duke scoring great and 15-year NBA sharpshooter.
Jlloyd Samuel
Jlloyd Samuel (1981–2018), Trinidadian footballer, Premier League defender for Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers; died in a 2018 car crash in Cheshire, England, confirmed by inquest.
JMA Wireless Dome
JMA Wireless Dome, formerly the Carrier Dome, is Syracuse University's on-campus domed stadium, opened 1980, home of Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse, with a 2020 fixed cable-truss roof replacing the air-supported roof.
Jô
Jô (João Alves de Assis Silva, born 1987) is a Brazilian retired centre-forward, Corinthians idol and Neo Química Arena top scorer, 2013 Libertadores winner with Atlético Mineiro, 2017 Brasileirão best player, and Brazil's 2013 Confederations Cup winner.
Jo Aleh
Jo Aleh (Joanna Ayela Aleh, born 1986, Auckland) is a New Zealand sailor, four-time Olympian, and 470 gold medallist with Polly Powrie at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016; later 49erFX with Molly Meech at Paris 2024.
Jo Hae Ri
Jo Hae-Ri (조해리, 趙海利; also romanized Cho Ha-Ri), born 1986 in Seoul, is a South Korean short track speed skater: two Olympics (2010, 2014), 3000 m relay gold at Sochi 2014, 2011 world allround champion, later SBS commentator.
Jo Harshbarger
Jo Ann Harshbarger (later Carson), born 1956, American distance freestyle swimmer; 1972 Olympian, world record holder in 800 m and 1,500 m freestyle, 1973 World Championships silver medalist.
Jo Jo White
Jo Jo White (Joseph Henry White, 1946-2018), American point guard from St. Louis; Kansas All-American, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, two-time NBA champion and 1976 Finals MVP with the Boston Celtics, Hall of Fame 2015.
Jo Min Seon
Jo Min Seon (조민선, Cho Min-Sun), born 1972, South Korean judoka; 1996 Olympic gold and 2000 bronze in women's middleweight (≤66 kg), 1993 and 1995 world champion, 1988 demonstration event third place.
Jo van Gastel, Jr.
Jo van Gastel, Jr. (Johannes Jacobus van Gastel, 1887-1969) was a Dutch archer from Tilburg, club Nooit Volleerd, who won team gold in 28 m target archery at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; son of 1900 Olympian Johannes van Gastel.
Jo Yun Jeong
Jo Yun Jeong (조윤정, also Cho Yun-Jeong), born 1969, South Korean recurve archer who won individual and team gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and set ranking-round world records.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player born 1985 in Le Mans; 2008 Australian Open finalist, 18 ATP titles, two Masters 1000, career-high No. 5, Olympic doubles silver 2012, Davis Cup 2018, retired 2022.
Joachim Andersen (footballer)
Joachim Christian Andersen (born 1996) is a Danish centre-back for Fulham and Denmark; formerly Twente, Sampdoria, Lyon, Crystal Palace; over 40 caps, Euro 2020 semi-finalist.
Joachim Balke
Joachim Ludwig "Jochen" Balke (1917–1944), German breaststroke swimmer of SV Westfalen Dortmund; sixth in the 200 m breaststroke at Berlin 1936, 1938 European champion, and 100 m breaststroke world best of 1:09.5 in 1938; missing in action near Veliky Novgorod in 1944.
Joachim Buchner
Joachim Buchner (Joachim "Jochen" Büchner), German 400 m sprinter, born 1905 Altenburg, died 1978 Leverkusen; 1928 Olympic 400 m bronze medalist, German record holder 47.8 s, distinct from the Austrian skier and the musician of the same name.
Joachim Dreifke
Joachim Dreifke (born 1952, Greifswald) is a German rower who competed for East Germany, Olympic gold in double sculls 1980 with Klaus Kröppelien, bronze single sculls 1976, four world titles, later a coach.
Joachim Kayi Sanda
Joachim Kayi Sanda (born 2006, Antony, France) is a French centre-back at Southampton, signed from Valenciennes in January 2025; former France U17 captain, runner-up at Euro 2023 and the 2023 U17 World Cup.
Joachim Kunz
Joachim Kunz (born 1959, Stollberg, Saxony) is an East German weightlifter, 1988 Seoul Olympic lightweight (67.5 kg) champion after Angel Genchev's doping disqualification, and 1980 Moscow silver medalist; the only GDR weightlifting Olympic gold medalist.
Joachim Löw
Joachim "Jogi" Löw (born 1960), German football manager; Germany head coach 2006-2021, winning the 2014 World Cup and 2017 Confederations Cup, and the DFB's record coach with 198 internationals.