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Was a sumo wrestler. He is formally recognised as the second yokozuna (grand champion). Ayagawa came

Was a sumo wrestler. He is formally recognised as the second yokozuna (grand champion). Ayagawa came from Tochigi prefecture and was promoted to ozeki in 1717. According to tradition, he was the strongest wrestler in the Genbun era. He was a famous sumo w

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event.

A Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix, placing just of

A Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix, placing just off the podium at the 2002 event in Scottsdale, Arizona. She recently placed 21st at the 2007 Japanese Figure Skating Championships. She attends Meiji University

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.Her father and grandfather

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.Her father and grandfather were Sumo wrestlers.

Is a female wrestler from Japan.

Is a female wrestler from Japan.

Is a female professional wrestler of mixed Japanese and Mexican descent, currently wrestling in the

Is a female professional wrestler of mixed Japanese and Mexican descent, currently wrestling in the United States for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Hamada. She currently holds the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship with partner Taylor Wilde. She is be

Is a former Bulgarian footballer and a key member of the Bulgarian national team in the 1986 FIFA Wo

Is a former Bulgarian footballer and a key member of the Bulgarian national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Sadakov began his club career at the local Lokomotiv Plovdiv. For "The Smurfs" he played eleven seasons, before transferring to Portugal's C.F. Os

Is a South African football player who plays as a striker for AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League.

Is a South African football player who plays as a striker for AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League. Dlamini was signed in 2009 from the lower leagues and instantly impressed scoring a host of goals for AmaZulu.

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team a

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

A retired female butterfly swimmer from Japan. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer

A retired female butterfly swimmer from Japan. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former world record holder in the women's 100m butterfly event.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa. Hasebe made one appearance for

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa. Hasebe made one appearance for Albirex Niigata in the J. League Division 2 during the 2008 season.

Is a male amateur boxer from Kyrgyzstan. He qualified to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the

Is a male amateur boxer from Kyrgyzstan. He qualified to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight division (– 54 kg)where he lost in the first round to Pakistan's Mehrullah Lassi.

Is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 191 cm and plays as libero. He plays for Fenerbahçe Men's Vol

Is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 191 cm and plays as libero. He plays for Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Team since 2004 and wear 4 number.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

Is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Lincoln City.Duffy was born in Kettering but

Is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Lincoln City.Duffy was born in Kettering but brought up in Colsterworth. Involved with the Lincoln City academy, he signed a three-year scholarship with the club in the summer of 2003.

A Turkish-German footballer. He currently is a part of Besiktas squad.Aydin had started his career i

A Turkish-German footballer. He currently is a part of Besiktas squad.Aydin had started his career in Hertha Berlin, one of the leading teams in German capital where he was born. After a while, he pulled the attention of Turkish national team scouts as a promising starlet. He had 5 caps for U-19 national team. He joined Besiktas January 2006. His contract came into force on 8 February 2006 which will expire in May 2010. Aydin had several recent occasions on Turkcell Super League in first season mostly as a substitute player.

A Turkish football player in midfield position. He is currently contracted to Galatasaray.Aydin play

A Turkish football player in midfield position. He is currently contracted to Galatasaray.Aydin played for the Turkish U-17 team that came 4th in the 2005 world youth championship in Peru.Aydin scored the winning goal for Galatasaray against Konyaspor after coming on as a substitute for his debut game in the Turkcell Super League.He was loaned out to Manisaspor on 3rd of September 2007 but failed to break into the first team and returned to Galatasaray briefly in December 2007 and was loaned out to Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyespor

Is an Israeli foil fencer. She began to fence at the age of 6 because her brother competed in the sp

Is an Israeli foil fencer. She began to fence at the age of 6 because her brother competed in the sport. Ohayon ended 8th in the final of the World Cup in 1996, which moved her to 25th in the world rankings. She finished in 7th place at the 1997 World Cup

A Turkish football player. He currently plays midfielder for Galatasaray S.K. in the Turkcell Super

A Turkish football player. He currently plays midfielder for Galatasaray S.K. in the Turkcell Super League.He previously played for Inegölspor, Gaziantepspor and Besiktas.He was called up to Turkey's Euro 2008 squad and played his first match of the tournament in the semi-final against Germany in Basel.

Is a French-Turkish professional football player currently playing for the Turkish team Hacettepe.

Is a French-Turkish professional football player currently playing for the Turkish team Hacettepe.

A Turkish football defender, who plays for Besiktas.

A Turkish football defender, who plays for Besiktas.

Is a professional Nigerian football player. He is a defensive midfielder for FC Dynamo Kyiv. A forme

Is a professional Nigerian football player. He is a defensive midfielder for FC Dynamo Kyiv. A former Nigerian youth international, Yussuf was acquired by Dynamo from Nigerian side Union Bank F.C. in 2003. Despite injuries, Yussuf has become a regular for both Dynamo Kyiv and the Nigerian national team.

Is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side

Is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Skive IK. He is a brother of Adeshina Lawal.

Is a Burkina Faso football player who is currently playing for Olympique Saumur FC.. Bouyain present

Is a Burkina Faso football player who is currently playing for Olympique Saumur FC.. Bouyain presented his country at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago and played two years later the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates. He was part of the Burkinabé team, who finished of the fourth place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF).

Is a professional footballer from Azerbaijan. He debuted for the national team in 2006. Abbasov star

Is a professional footballer from Azerbaijan. He debuted for the national team in 2006. Abbasov started his career in Shafa FC, then moved to FK MKT-Araz, Inter Baku, and currently to FK Karabakh whom he joined in 2008.