Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a male South Korean former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 19

Is a male South Korean former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific Leagu

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.

A Japanese race car driver.Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan

A Japanese race car driver.Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came second with four wins to his name.In 2003, He moved to Formula Renault, at the Prema Power team. In his two year spell here he won 7 races and came second in the 2004 season. In 2004 he also raced for Prema Power's Formula Three Euroseries team twice, and in 2005 made the decision to race here. After coming twelfth for Team Rosberg, he was made a Toyota F1 test driver in 2006 and came third in the Formula Three Euroseries. In 2007 he continued as a Toyota test driver and also drove for GP2 team Trident Racing.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was a member of Ja

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was a member of Japan U-17 national football team for 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Fagiano Okayama.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Fagiano Okayama.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Sato is also a former mixed

Is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler also known simply as Suwama . He is best known for his work in A

Is a Japanese professional wrestler also known simply as Suwama . He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling as part of the Voodoo Murders stable. Suwama was scouted and recruited to All Japan Pro Wrestling by Hiroshi Hase, particularly beca

Kohei Tanaka (born December 11, 1985 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Kohei Tanaka (born December 11, 1985 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

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.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa.Kidera previously played for Al

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa.Kidera previously played for Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League.

A former professional racing cyclist and ten time World Champion track racing cyclist. He is amongst

A former professional racing cyclist and ten time World Champion track racing cyclist. He is amongst the best track sprinter of modern times and won an unprecedented ten consecutive Professional Sprint gold medals at the UCI Track World Championships from 1977 to 1986, (at that time, many sprint riders were from from the Eastern bloc countries and had to compete in separate "amateur" events), and was one of the most successful competitors of all-time on the Japan Professional Keirin circuit.

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

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a libero for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship. Nishimura later on started a career in beach volleyball.

A famous Japanese baseball player. Throughout his 18 year career, he has played only with the Hirosh

A famous Japanese baseball player. Throughout his 18 year career, he has played only with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Some of his accomplishments include. (As of 2007 season)

Is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was part of the Japan national team for the 193

Is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1936 Summer Olympics football competition in Berlin.

A former professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. He played for the Osaka Kintetsu

A former professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. He played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix BlueWave, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during his professional career, and currently works as a minor league hitting coach for the Orix Buffaloes.Oshima was a valuable switch hitter and a solid fielder, winning three Japanese golden glove awards at second base, and two Best Nine awards. He dismissed an offer to work as a coach when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave merged, and played a season with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles before becoming a coach for the Orix Buffaloes in 2006.

A former Japanese baseball player, manager, and commentator.The Hanshin Tigers named Tabuchi as thei

A former Japanese baseball player, manager, and commentator.The Hanshin Tigers named Tabuchi as their first draft choice in 1969 and he joined the team that year. In 1979 he moved to the Seibu Lions, and the team won the Japan Series that year and the next. After his 1984 retirement, he managed the Daiei Hawks and coached the Tigers. From 1985 to 1989, again from 1993 to 2001, and again beginning in 2004 he has been a commentator for Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS). Tabuchi is the head batting coach of the Japan national baseball team.

A professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division. He is a former WBC and WBA champio

A professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division. He is a former WBC and WBA champion.

A retired professional baseball player for the Seibu Lions and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (currently Fu

A retired professional baseball player for the Seibu Lions and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (currently Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He replaced Sadaharu Oh on October 8, 2008 as manager of the Hawks.

Is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships,

Is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal, and also he won the gold medal in Athens Olympics. Koji Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as his father Shigeno

Koji Arimura (born August 25, 1976 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Koji Arimura (born August 25, 1976 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.