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Athletes that contain J

14 athletes containing the letter J — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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Table of contents 14 entries
Billie Jean KingBjorn BorgFlorence Griffith JoynerFloyd Mayweather Jr.
Jesse OwensJoe LouisJohan CruyffKareem Abdul-Jabbar
LeBron JamesMagic JohnsonMichael JohnsonMichael Jordan
Novak DjokovicRoy Jones Jr.

List of Athletes That Contain J

    1

    Billie Jean King

    American tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and led advocacy for equal prize money in women's tennis.

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    Bjorn Borg

    Swedish tennis player who won 11 Grand Slam singles titles before retiring at age 26 in 1983.

    3

    Florence Griffith Joyner

    American sprinter who set world records in the 100m and 200m that have stood since the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

    4

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.

    American boxer who finished his career undefeated at 50–0 across five weight classes.

    5

    Jesse Owens

    American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in sprints and the long jump.

    6

    Joe Louis

    American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, the longest unbroken reign in the division's history.

    7

    Johan Cruyff

    Dutch forward and manager who won three Ballon d'Or awards and shaped the philosophy known as Total Football at Ajax and Barcelona.

    8

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    American basketball center who won six NBA championships and held the league's all-time scoring record for nearly four decades.

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    LeBron James

    American basketball forward, four-time NBA champion, and the league's all-time leading scorer.

    10

    Magic Johnson

    American basketball point guard who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and led the Showtime era of the 1980s.

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    Michael Johnson

    American sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and set world records in the 200m and 400m.

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    Michael Jordan

    American basketball guard who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as the greatest basketball player ever.

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    Novak Djokovic

    Serbian tennis player who holds the men's record for Grand Slam singles titles with 24 and most weeks at world No. 1.

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    Roy Jones Jr.

    American boxer who won world titles in four weight classes from middleweight to heavyweight.

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