Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all

Was a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. Kimura (5 ft 7in 170 cm; 85 kg, 187 lb) was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the reverse ude-garami arm lock i

Is a Japanese former football player. Kumagai played for Roasso Kumamoto.

Is a Japanese former football player. Kumagai played for Roasso Kumamoto.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1981. He

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 bi

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.

A Japanese ski jumper who competed from 1980 to 1986. He finished fourth in the individual large hil

A Japanese ski jumper who competed from 1980 to 1986. He finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.Akimoto's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the team large hill events at Seefeld, Austria in 1985.

Born April 2, 1972 in Sakado, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese former football player.

Born April 2, 1972 in Sakado, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese former football player.

A professional baseball player for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He received

A professional baseball player for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He received a Golden Glove Award for second base in 2006. He was the Dragons #1 draft pick in 1995. Although he is known to be more defensive then offensive, he hit a tie-breaking three-run home run off Yomiuri Giants reliever Yukinaga Maeda to give Chunichi a 5-2 win.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He primarily wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), but h

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He primarily wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), but has also made appearances for the now defunct World Championship Wrestling, as a member of the New World Order. Chono was also known as Mister Black Jack wh

Born August 15, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Born August 15, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player.Fukasawa was educated at and played for Shizuoka Gakuen High School. Afte

A Japanese football player.Fukasawa was educated at and played for Shizuoka Gakuen High School. After graduating from the high school, he entered professional football.Fukasawa played 20 games in J. League Division 1 and 134 games in Diviison 2. In 2005, he moved to Canada to play for Montreal Impact and was named the club's newcomer of the year in his first season in the club.[1]In 2007, he joined Bangkok University FC in Thailand and became the first Japanese footballer to play for a non-Japanese club in AFC Champions League. In 2008, he moved to Singapore's S.League side Singapore Armed Forces FC.

A former Japanese football player. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.When Japan'

A former Japanese football player. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League started in early 90's, Mitsubishi was transformed to Urawa Red Diamonds. He turned professional and continued to play for the club. He scored his first J. League goal on June 9, 1993 against Kashima Antlers at Kashima Stadium. All the Urawa players except the goalkeeper flocked around Fukuda to celebrate the goal. While the celebration was prolonged, the referee signalled the restart and Kashima's Hisashi Kurosaki equalised immediately.

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

A former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started in motorcross when he was 15. In 1964 h

A former racing driver and team owner from Japan. He started in motorcross when he was 15. In 1964 he signed to drive for Nissan. After establishing himself in saloon car and GT races in Japan, he participated in his only Formula One race at the Japanese Grand Prix for Kojima on 24 October 1976. He qualified 10th after an error which cost him his chance of a pole position and finished 11th, seven laps behind the winner. Notably, however, he also set the fastest lap of the race.

Is a Japanese football player who last played for F.C. Gifu.

Is a Japanese football player who last played for F.C. Gifu.

A Japanese race car driver . From 1997 until 2004 he raced in the JGTC Series B-Class, usually finis

A Japanese race car driver . From 1997 until 2004 he raced in the JGTC Series B-Class, usually finishing in the midfield. He also raced in Japanese Formula 3 in 1988. In 1997, he married Jane Martin, who died during childbirth three years later.

Masahiro Ohashi (born June 23, 1981 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Masahiro Ohashi (born June 23, 1981 in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

A starting pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.Tanaka led his team to a championship in the

A starting pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.Tanaka led his team to a championship in the National High School Baseball tournament as a junior for Komazawa University Tomakomai High School in 2005 and a runner-up berth in the same tournament as a senior in 2006. The Eagles' first-round pick in the 2006 NPB high school draft, he is seen as the expansion team's future staff ace.

A former professional baseball player from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.Kohiyama was drafted in the first

A former professional baseball player from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.Kohiyama was drafted in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft by the Yokohama BayStars. He was successful in his rookie year, pitching as the setup man for closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, but problems with control led the BayStars to drop him in 2001. He played with the Chinatrust Whales (a team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League) in 2002 before retiring. He currently works at TBS Radio & Communications.

A former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He is one of the most well-known pitchers in Japane

A former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He is one of the most well-known pitchers in Japanese baseball history, and is the only Japanese pitcher to have won 400 games. He was inducted in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.He was nicknamed "The Emperor" because he was the most dominant pitcher in Japan during his prime. He batted and threw left-handed.His parents were Koreans in Japan and his real Korean name was Kim Kyung-Hong. Kaneda was naturalized in Japan in 1959. His three younger brothers all played in the Japanese professional leagues. His son works as an actor, and his nephew, Akihito Kaneishi, also had considerable success as a professional baseball player. He has been married twice, and divorced once. He is known to have three children.

Was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the 1930s.At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenki

Was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the 1930s.At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished seventh in the indivudal large hill competition.

A Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke at the 1932 Summe

A Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Commerce (now Hitotsubashi University). He became CEO of Kanematsu Corp. in 1976, and Vice Chairman of International Olympic Committee in 1979.

Is a volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s and the 2000s

Is a volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s and the 2000s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship.

Was a Japanese football player and manager.

Was a Japanese football player and manager.

A Japanese football player. On 13 September 2006, he became the first Japanese goalscorer in Copa Su

A Japanese football player. On 13 September 2006, he became the first Japanese goalscorer in Copa Sudamericana, scoring 1 goal for Coronel Bolognesi against Chilean club Colo-Colo. After impressive performances for Coronel Bolognesi and Deportivo Municipal, he was offered to play for Peru national team. But he refused the offer because he didn't want to lose Japanese nationality. [1] In July 2008, he joined Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, located near his hometown, Moriya across the prefectural line.