Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock. He was discovered and signed based on his per

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock. He was discovered and signed based on his performance in the December 2007 open tryout, becoming thus far the only Mito player to be signed without having been scouted or promoted.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Usuki, Oita, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. After his retireme

Is a former sumo wrestler from Usuki, Oita, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. After his retirement he caused controversy by claiming that the outcomes of many of his matches were fixed.

A Japanese football defender currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.After graduating from Kag

A Japanese football defender currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.After graduating from Kagoshima Commercial High School in 2005, Iwashita signed for S-Pulse where he has played since. In 2007 he scored his first goal for S-Pulse in a 2-0 away victory at Albirex Niigata. While still often a substitute, Iwashita has recently been becoming more of a presence at S-Pulse.

A Japanese/Zainichi Korean race car driver who races with Japanese racing license.[1][2]His father,

A Japanese/Zainichi Korean race car driver who races with Japanese racing license.[1][2]His father, Yoshihiro Ri, also known as Yoshihiro Kunimoto, is the 1983 All Japan Karting Champion, and his uncle, Yoshihiko Ri, won same karting championship twice in 1980 and 1981.Kunimoto began karting in 2001 when he was 12. After winning the All Japan Karting Championship FA Class in 2004, he entered Formula Toyota Racing School and took scholarship of Toyota. He began his car racing career in the 2005 Formula Toyota season, at the seventh round of the season in Tsukuba.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tochigi S.C. in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tochigi S.C. in the J. League Division 2.

A Japanese footballer currently playing for the V-Varen Nagasaki. He is a tall right-footed forward.

A Japanese footballer currently playing for the V-Varen Nagasaki. He is a tall right-footed forward. He previously played in the Japanese professional leagues and with the Minnesota Thunderfter graduating from the university in 2002, he joined J. League Division 2 side Avispa Fukuoka. His first appearance in J. League came on September 11, 2002 against Mito HollyHock. He scored his first professional goal on July 26, 2003 against Albirex Niigata. In April 2004, he crashed into the goal post and damaged his spleen as he scored against Omiya Ardija. Because of this injury, he was sidelined for more than three months. Although he was instrumental in Avispa's promotion in the 2005 season by playing 22 games and scoring 2 goals, he was released from the club. He played the 2006 season with fellow J2 side Thespa Kusatsu

is a Japanese football player, currently playing for Oita Trinita. He is a goalkeeper.

is a Japanese football player, currently playing for Oita Trinita. He is a goalkeeper.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific Leagu

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League.

A Japanese football player. He is a centre back and currently plays for the J-league team Urawa Red

A Japanese football player. He is a centre back and currently plays for the J-league team Urawa Red Diamonds.[1] After graduating from the university in 2002, he joined Urawa Red Diamonds and immediately broke into the first team. His first appearance came on March 3, 2002 against Yokohama F. Marinos. He scored his first league goal on May 17, 2003 against Gamba Osaka. He won the J-League Young Player of the Year award in 2002 and was selected as one of the J. League Best Eleven in 2003.Japan's national coach Zico gave him the first cap in 2003 when he played Tsuboi on June 11, 2003 in a friendly against Paraguay at Saitama Stadium. He was a member of the Japan team for 2006 FIFA World Cup where he played 2 games against Australia and Brazil. In Japan's first match against Australia

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sagan Tosu.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sagan Tosu.

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Masuda competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in me

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Masuda competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Tadashi Ohtsuka. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China.

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a defensive midfielder and currently plays for Urawa Red

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a defensive midfielder and currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.He is a cousin of Koki Mizuno of Celtic F.C.he joined J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds in 2000. His first professional appearance came in an Emperor's Cup match against Honda Lock S.C. on December 3, 2000. He broke into Urawa's first team in 2001 and became a mainstay in the midfield. He contributed to the club winning the J. League championship in 2006 and was chosen as one of the J. League Best Eleven 2006.He was a captain for the Japan's Olympic team through the final qualifying stage to Athne 2004. However, he was not included in the final squad for the Olympic as coach Masakuni Yamamoto favoured overage player Shinji Ono.

A flyweight boxer.Hoshino turned pro in 1988 and captured the WBA minimumweight title with a decisio

A flyweight boxer.Hoshino turned pro in 1988 and captured the WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 2000. He defended the belt once before losing it by split decision to Chana Porpaoin in 2001. He recaptured the vacant WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Gamboa in 2002, but lost the belt in his first defense to Noel Arambulet.

A retired male backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer O

A retired male backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 match

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance. Mackay made his full All Whites debut in a 4-0 win over Mexico on 20 August, 1980. He represent

Is a former professional ice hockey player who appeared in 138 World Hockey Association regular seas

Is a former professional ice hockey player who appeared in 138 World Hockey Association regular season games with the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1972 and 1974. Before turning professional, Christiansen was a member of the United States's 1972 Winte

Was one of Canada's top men's tennis players during 1960s. Carpenter's best result was winning the C

Was one of Canada's top men's tennis players during 1960s. Carpenter's best result was winning the Canadian Open Mens Doubles Championship in 1966 along side his older brother, Michael Carpenter. It was their first and only Grand Slam Event win for both b

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.In th

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.In the late 1970s, Adonis joined the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association. In 1979, he formed a tag team with Jesse Ventura. The team was

Is an American basketball player who is under contract with the New Jersey Nets. Van Horn graduated

Is an American basketball player who is under contract with the New Jersey Nets. Van Horn graduated from Diamond Bar High School and played for the University of Utah. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the second pick in the 1997 NBA Draft.

Is a sports broadcaster and former American football player.In 1984, he was runner-up for the Heisma

Is a sports broadcaster and former American football player.In 1984, he was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy (to Doug Flutie) after a season where he gained an OSU record 2,441 all-purpose yards, including a then-school record 1,764 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played eight games for the Kansas City Royals in 19

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played eight games for the Kansas City Royals in 1973. He played in the minor leagues from 1969 until 1976, all in the Royals' organization except his final year, when he played for the Cincinnati Reds' top farm club, the Indianapolis Indians.

Is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-han

Is an English cricketer who played first-class for Somerset between 1992 and 2008. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. Parsons made his first-class debut in 1992 against the Pakistanis and his Championship debut the next season.

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Cincin

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox.He was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. He debuted with the Braves on July 23, 1991 and went on to hit .318 in 48 games that season, but that was his last shot at the bigs with Atlanta. He did, however, earn some playing time as the left fielder for the Braves in that year's postseason.

Is a former American football player in the National Football League who played offensive line for e

Is a former American football player in the National Football League who played offensive line for eleven seasons between 1990 and 2000 for the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins. Sims and Richmond Webb were leaders on a dominant Miami offensive line in the mid-1990s

Is a former professional American football safety who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3r

Is a former professional American football safety who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round of the 1994 NFL Draft.