Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He is a three-time Japanese national champion and won t

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He is a three-time Japanese national champion and won the bronze medal at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He placed 13th in the 1992 Winter Olympic Games and 12th in the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

A retired Japanese footballer and currently a football manager.

A retired Japanese footballer and currently a football manager.

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

A is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.Tashiro is a centre back who is strong at one-on-one encounters and good at intercepting the ball

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

A professional Go player.

A professional Go player.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy.

A professional Go player.Masaki Ogata is a 9 dan Go player from the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in

A professional Go player.Masaki Ogata is a 9 dan Go player from the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has won various awards, including the KIDO Most Wins award and the KIDO Shinjin (New Player) award.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado ros

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue. He mainly

Is a Japanese comedian, retired professional wrestler and tarento, best known under his performing n

Is a Japanese comedian, retired professional wrestler and tarento, best known under his performing name of Razor Ramon Hard Gay . His act gained national attention and popularity when featured on the Bakusho Mondai no Bakuten! (Daibakuten) Saturday variet

A professional Go player.Masaki Takemiya was born in Japan. He became one of the many disciples of t

A professional Go player.Masaki Takemiya was born in Japan. He became one of the many disciples of the Minoru Kitani school. His rise to fame began when he was only 15 years old. By the time he was 15, he was already 5 dan. He earned the nickname "9 dan killer" because he won several games against top rated players. His famous "cosmic style" of Go would become popular among fans. It focused on large moyo in the center of the board. He's known as keeping a consistent record of winning titles. The longest period in which he did not hold a title has only been 4 years. His form lately has been terrific. He closed off 2005 with an impressive win of 16 straight games, which was stopped by Omori Yasushi in the qualifiers for the 3rd World Oza. Outside of Go, Takemiya also won the biggest Japanese backgammon tournament, the 12th Saint of the Board title, by beating the former holder, Abe Akiko.

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.Having worked his way throu

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.Having worked his way through the S-Pulse youth system, he signed full professional terms at the start of the 2006 season. Yamamoto has represented his country at several levels up to an including Under 20, although has yet to break into the full national team.

A retired Japanese football player.He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 AFC

A retired Japanese football player.He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 AFC Asian Cup

Is a Japanese speed skater from Hokkaido. In 2009 she finished fourth overall at the 2009 All-around

Is a Japanese speed skater from Hokkaido. In 2009 she finished fourth overall at the 2009 All-around. She competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third i

Is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third in the 30 km event in Norway in 2009.

A Japanese former football player and is currently a commentator of football match program of NHK. H

A Japanese former football player and is currently a commentator of football match program of NHK. He coached Japan national team at 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2004 Summer Olympics.

A former Japanese football player. The influential defender was captain of the Japan national footba

A former Japanese football player. The influential defender was captain of the Japan national football team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazilian-born midfielder Ruy Ramos. Ihara's record of 122 national team appearances has yet to be equalled by another Japanese man (Homare Sawa has surpassed that total among Japanese women).

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Aomori Prefecture for two terms and then in the House of Representatives for six terms.

Is a former breaststroke swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at

Is a former breaststroke swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Junko Onishi, and Sumika Minamoto. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.In JT Marvelous, her nickname is "The Tai

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.In JT Marvelous, her nickname is "The Taicho" which means the commander.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.Bunkyojoshi univ. Junior High ? Seitoku

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.Bunkyojoshi univ. Junior High ? Seitoku Gakuen High School ? Kaetujoshi college ? Denso Airybees (2002-)

Is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her appearances in All Japan Women's Pro Wrestlin

Is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her appearances in All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling, GAEA Japan and Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling Project under the name Devil Masami. She is a member of the All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, be

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Is a retired professional boxer in the super flyweight (115 lb) division. His professional record wa

Is a retired professional boxer in the super flyweight (115 lb) division. His professional record was 32-3-1 (8 KOs). He is a former WBC world super flyweight champion.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team. Sasaki made 20 appearan

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team. Sasaki made 20 appearances for the Japan national football team from 1988 to 1991.