Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km

Is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998. He also finished 5th in three other cross country events at the 1998 Winter Olympic

A retired female medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Ol

A retired female medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka.

A Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, three-time World Championsh

A Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, three-time World Championship medalist, three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003/2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.In 1994, while visiting the practice rink for the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships, Suguri was taught the triple Lutz jump by Michelle Kwan, who was competing in the World Championship.Suguri won her first Japanese national title in 1997, and won it four more times in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006.

A Japanese figure skater who is now a journalist. He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1

A Japanese figure skater who is now a journalist. He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1994. He retired from competitive skating shortly after placing 22nd in the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

A Japanese ski jumper. Yumoto made his World Cup debut in Sapporo in 2003, but did not become a regu

A Japanese ski jumper. Yumoto made his World Cup debut in Sapporo in 2003, but did not become a regular member of the Japanese World Cup team until the 2007-08 season, where his best result was a 22nd place finish at Sapporo.On 29 November 2008, at Kuusamo, Finland, Yumoto got his first Top 10 finish in a World Cup event, when he finished in 8th place. On 14 December 2008, he got his first career victory, when he won the event at Pragelato, Italy in heavy snow conditions.

Is a former competitor in synchronized swimming from Japan. She won two bronze medals at the 1992 Su

Is a former competitor in synchronized swimming from Japan. She won two bronze medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Was a right-handed pitcher for the Osaka Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.In the 1933

Was a right-handed pitcher for the Osaka Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.In the 1933 National High School Baseball Championship, his team reached the quarterfinals but his opponent Masao Yoshida pitched a shutout in the game. In the final of 1934 National High School Baseball Championship, he faced Tetsuharu Kawakami and had three strikeouts in three at bats. He won the championship. In Tigers, he was also active as a hitter. In 1950, he recorded 191 hits. This record remained unbroken for 44 years, until Ichiro Suzuki in 1994. He was inducted to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. His number, 10, is retired with the Hanshin Tigers.

A former Japanese figure skater from Tokyo, Japan. He was the 1977 and 1979-1981 Japanese national c

A former Japanese figure skater from Tokyo, Japan. He was the 1977 and 1979-1981 Japanese national champion. His highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was fourth, in 1981. He placed ninth at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He was coached by Frank Carroll.

Is a retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

Is a retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-welterweight division (– 63,5 kg) by Russia's Eduard Zakharov.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Yokohama FC in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Yokohama FC in the J. League Division 2.

A right-handed pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the Seibu Lions.

A right-handed pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the Seibu Lions.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.Yamamoto pa

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.Yamamoto participated in the High School Football Championship in 2004 and 2005. He is a left footedmidfielder who controls attacks with skillful through passes and whose shots create real goal chances

A Japanese professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Skil-Shimano. He tu

A Japanese professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Skil-Shimano. He turned professional with Discovery Channel, with whom he stayed until 2007.

Is a Scottish amateur boxer best known for winning bronze at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Champi

Is a Scottish amateur boxer best known for winning bronze at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships at middleweight.

Is an internationally notable Hong Kong amateur snooker player.

Is an internationally notable Hong Kong amateur snooker player.

Is a former male Chinese Indonesian badminton player. He was a singles specialist who played first f

Is a former male Chinese Indonesian badminton player. He was a singles specialist who played first for Indonesia and later for Chinese Taipei.

Is an internationally notable Hong Kong amateur snooker player. Fung reached the quarter final at th

Is an internationally notable Hong Kong amateur snooker player. Fung reached the quarter final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Daniel Ward 6-3. He won the silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games with the men'

Is a Paralympic wheelchair fencer from Hong Kong, China. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won three

Is a Paralympic wheelchair fencer from Hong Kong, China. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics he won three gold medals in the men's individual foil, team foil, and individual sabre events and took bronze in team sabre. Four years later at the Athens Paralympics

Is a Belgian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven. Before PSV, he played for

Is a Belgian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven. Before PSV, he played for the youth sides of Olse Merksem and Germinal Beerschot. In the friendly matches against HVCH, Ojo made his debut as a B-Junior in the PSV first team. Then coach, Ronald Koeman, sent Ojo on the field after 60 minutes.

Is a Turkish amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight but was defeated in his fi

Is a Turkish amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight but was defeated in his first bout by Indian Jitender Kumar.

Is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 199 cm. He plays for Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Team since 2

Is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 199 cm. He plays for Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Team since 2007 season start and wear 17 number.

Is a Ghanaian football player who plays in Ghana for Real Sportive.Nuhu began his career by AC Milan

Is a Ghanaian football player who plays in Ghana for Real Sportive.Nuhu began his career by AC Milan Colts Club in Tema, before in 2006 transferred to Real Sportive.

Is a South African basketball player with the Egoli Magic of South Africa's Premier Basketball Leagu

Is a South African basketball player with the Egoli Magic of South Africa's Premier Basketball League. He is also a member of the South Africa national basketball team and appeared with the club at the 2005, 2007 and 2009 African Championships.

Was the 35th Yokozuna in sumo wrestling, from 1937 until 1945. He won twelve top division championsh

Was the 35th Yokozuna in sumo wrestling, from 1937 until 1945. He won twelve top division championships and had a winning streak of 69 consecutive bouts, an all-time record. Despite his dominance he was extremely popular with the public.[1] After his reti

Is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaido, Japan. After retirement he became the head coach of Tokitsu

Is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaido, Japan. After retirement he became the head coach of Tokitsukaze stable. Following his involvement in the hazing and death of trainee Takashi Saito, in October 2007 he became the first serving stablemaster to be dis