Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A Japanese professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Kashima Antlers in the J. League

A Japanese professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Kashima Antlers in the J. League.

Represented Japan in wrestling at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and won the gold medal in the ba

Represented Japan in wrestling at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and won the gold medal in the bantamweight division. He later coached the 2004 Athens Olympics wrestling team. He is currently the head coach of the Nihon University wrestling team.

A starting pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.The Lions' current staff ace, Wakui pitched for the J

A starting pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.The Lions' current staff ace, Wakui pitched for the Japanese national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2009 World Baseball Classic.[1][2]Wakui was born in Matsudo, a large city in Chiba Prefecture. He played softball in elementary school and began playing baseball in junior high for Matsudo Senior.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

A retired Japanese ski jumper who competed from 1994 to 2006. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic W

A retired Japanese ski jumper who competed from 1994 to 2006. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers (1999: individual and team large hills, 2003: team large hill) and one bronze (1999: individual normal hill).Miyahara competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 5th in the team large hill and 24th in the individual large hill. He also competed at the Ski-flying World Championships, with best finishes of 5th in the team competition in 2004 and 10th in the individual competition in 2000.

Was a professional Go player.Miyashita became a 9 dan in 1960. He had many students, including Ishib

Was a professional Go player.Miyashita became a 9 dan in 1960. He had many students, including Ishibashi Chinami, Hanawa Yasutoki, Tokimoto Hajime, Kanno Kiyonori, and Miyashita Suzue.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kashiwa Reysol.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kashiwa Reysol.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his work in W*ING, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestli

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his work in W*ING, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE. Hideki Hosaka debuted on August 7, 1991, for Wrestling International New Generations, against Koic

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

A Japanese Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. He bats left-hande

A Japanese Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.Following high school Matsui was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the first round. Based in Tokyo, the Giants are Japan's most famous and, by far, most successful baseball franchise. Coincidentally, Yomiuri is often referred to by fans and detractors alike as the "New York Yankees of Japan.

A Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Raci

A Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing.He began karting at age 12 in 1996 and quickly moved through the ranks, becoming a part of Honda's Formula Dream Project. He moved to Europe in 1998 to compete in Formula Vauxhall. He then moved on to the Formula Ford European Championship and competed in the Formula Ford Festival, finishing 7th in 2000 and 3rd in 2001. He then moved back to Asia to compete in Asian Formula 2000 and Formula Dream, where he finished second in his rookie season. He won the Formula Dream championship in his second year in 2002. Mutoh then moved to Japanese Formula Three, finishing 9th and 3rd in his two seasons there. In 2006 he drove in Formula Nippon and Super GT 500-class.

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

A former professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He is the

A former professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He is the former WBA super flyweight champion, and former WBA bantamweight interim champion.

Hideki Uchidate (born January 15, 1974 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Hideki Uchidate (born January 15, 1974 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Was a Japanese boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the seco

Was a Japanese boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Nikolai Stepulov.

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

A retired female medley swimmer from Japan, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996. She is best known for winning the silver medal in the Women's 400m Individual Medley at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, behind her team mate Fumie Kurotori.

Was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer.She was the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Oly

Was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer.She was the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Olympics.

A Japanese medley swimmer.

A Japanese medley swimmer.

Is a former professional sumo wrestler, who was active from 1989 until 1990. The highest rank he rea

Is a former professional sumo wrestler, who was active from 1989 until 1990. The highest rank he reached was jonidan 89. He was the first, and so far only sumo wrestler from the United Kingdom. A former photographic print worker from Herne Bay, Kent, he w

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a former Japanese professional racing cyclist. Graduating from Hosei University, Nodera became a

Is a former Japanese professional racing cyclist. Graduating from Hosei University, Nodera became a professional in 1998 with Shimano Racing, the team operated by Shimano. He joined the Italian team Colpack-Astro in 2001 and became only the second Japanes

Was a sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 9th Yokozuna. He wa

Was a sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 9th Yokozuna. He was also known as Amatsukaze Kumoemon, Tatsugami Kumoemon and Iwamigata Joemon . Hidenoyama was awarded a yokozuna licence in November 1847. His height of 1.

Was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seas

Was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73). At Aomori Stadium, in 1950 he pitched the first perfect game in NPB history.

A former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibit

A former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 for Travis Carter Motorsports. In 2002, Fukuyama made his Winston Cup debut for TCM at Dover International Speedway, finishing 39th due to transmission failure. Fukuyama raced three more times in Winston Cup over the next couple of years (including an aborted run at NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors), but when TCM closed its doors in 2004, it brought an end to Fukuyama's NASCAR career. He was the first Cup driver from Japan. In Japanese racing his nickname is "Bonsai."

A Japanese football (soccer) player. His place of birth is Osaka. He is a defensive midfielder and c

A Japanese football (soccer) player. His place of birth is Osaka. He is a defensive midfielder and currently plays for Gamba Osaka. He played for Gamba's junior youth team and youth team before he signed for them as a professional player. He started to break into the first team in 2002 and established himself as a mainstay in Gamba's midfield in 2005, contributing to the club winning the J. League Championship that year.