Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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

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

A Japanese Go player.Otake was born in Kitakyushu City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru

A Japanese Go player.Otake was born in Kitakyushu City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru school when he was 9, and quickly rose up the ranks and turned professional when he was 14 in 1956. He would move swiftly, going up to 9 dan in 1970. He didn't have much patience, which could be seen as he would sometimes read comic books while he waited for his opponent to play.[citation needed]

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.

Japanese mixed martial artist.

Japanese mixed martial artist.

Hideomi Yamamoto (born June 26, 1980 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Hideomi Yamamoto (born June 26, 1980 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona

A racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports. He also drove in one CART Championship Car race at Twin Ring Motegi in his native Japan. He is the brother-in-law of Beat Takeshi.

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder; and the first professional Japanese bodybuilder to compete in t

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder; and the first professional Japanese bodybuilder to compete in the Mr. Olympia contest in 2007. He is also the first Japanese to have been invited to compete at the Arnold Classic. Yamagishi has appeared in a number of

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Yamada played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's s

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Yamada played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.

Hideto Inoue (born June 27, 1982 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Hideto Inoue (born June 27, 1982 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata. He has been a regular first-team pl

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata. He has been a regular first-team player since his debut for the team in 1995.He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation

A Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S. Roma in 2001, played for Japan in three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998, 2002 and 2006) and played in the Olympics twice (1996 and 2000). In 2005, he was made the Knight of the Star of Italian Solidarity, one of the Italy's highest honours, for improving the country's image overseas.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for ND Gorica in Slovenia.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for ND Gorica in Slovenia.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants, and the Yo

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants, and the Yokohama BayStars.

Was a Japanese professional Go player.Hideyuki Fujisawa was born in Yokohama, Japan. He was one of t

Was a Japanese professional Go player.Hideyuki Fujisawa was born in Yokohama, Japan. He was one of the best players during his era. One of the "Three Crows" along with Yamabe Toshiro and Keizo Suzuki (and later Takeo Kajiwara). Even though he was known more for his controversial acts, such as having a bad drinking habit, the most important thing that shone through about Fujisawa was his Go skill. Besides Go, he was known to gamble and was a successful real estate dealer. He was also known for his calligraphy and had several exhibits of his works. He also stated in his autobiography, although he didn't mind being called Shuko, he'd prefer to be called Hideyuki.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

A former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.

A former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a center for the Men's National Team in the

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a center for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (sixth place) he ended up in 10th place at the 1998 World Championship.

A professional Go player.Before becoming a professional, Sakai was majoring in medical science at Ky

A professional Go player.Before becoming a professional, Sakai was majoring in medical science at Kyoto University. For a long time, Sakai was the strongest amateur player in Japan, and when he won the World Amateur Go Championship in 2000, the Kansai Ki-in awarded him professional 5 dan (after defeating two 5 dan and two 7 dan). He was also the first player in Japan to be awarded a special 8 dan (amateur) diploma. In 2003, he won the biggest Kansai Ki-in tournament, the Kansai Ki-in Championship. In 2004

Hideyuki Ujiie (born 23 February 1979) is a Japanese football player.

Hideyuki Ujiie (born 23 February 1979) is a Japanese football player.

Is an 18 year-old weightlifter from Zamboanga City, Philippines. She represented the country in the

Is an 18 year-old weightlifter from Zamboanga City, Philippines. She represented the country in the 2008 Summer Olympics and is also the youngest in the 58 kg. category. Diaz was a bronze medalist in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and achieved 10th place

Is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder. He was a member of the Ecuador national football team a

Is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder. He was a member of the Ecuador national football team at the 1997 Copa América, and obtained a total number of four caps during his career and was a member of the Ecuador squad for Copa América 1997

A Polish footballer most noted for his captaincy of Lech Poznan. He also played internationally for

A Polish footballer most noted for his captaincy of Lech Poznan. He also played internationally for the Poland national football team. Barczak was generally a left defender.His football career started in 1967 at Polonia Poznan, before moving to Lech Poznan, for which he played fourteen seasons, most of it with an honour of team's captain. He played in 367 matches (including 167 consecutive appearances), scoring one goal, the former of which is still a club record. Upon completion of these fourteen seasons, he moved to FF Soedertaelje in 1986, before his retirement from professional football in 1988.

Is a retired Chilean footballer who played in Spain for Barakaldo CF, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF a

Is a retired Chilean footballer who played in Spain for Barakaldo CF, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF and Real Valladolid. After retiring as a player he became a football coach, and managed sides including CD Logroñés.