Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 22nd in the C-1 event at the

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 22nd in the C-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling as a full-time wre

Is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling as a full-time wrestler, as well as a director. Fuchi holds the record for the longest AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship reign and has competed in All Japan Pro Wre

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 former professional football player who spent his entire senior career at Gamba Osaka.

Is a Japanese former professional football player who spent his entire senior career at Gamba Osaka. On 20 November, 1993 he became the youngest player to score a hat trick in J. League Division 1 at age 18 years, 364 days.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Ricky Fuji. Masanori Morimura

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Ricky Fuji. Masanori Morimura started training for pro wrestling in the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo, where he befriended Shinya Hashimoto and Keiichi Yamada. He left Japan in January 1

Is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Saito or Masa Saito. He wrestled for

Is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Saito or Masa Saito. He wrestled for several years in various promotions operated by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He later joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he teame

A Japanese former football player.

A Japanese former football player.

A racing car driver from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, most famous for being the first Japanese driver

A racing car driver from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, most famous for being the first Japanese driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1995.Sekiya drove in single-seaters in his early career, contesting the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and Formula Nippon from 1987 to 1993, mostly for the Leyton House team. He never achieved any victories, but finished 4th in the standings in 1988 and 1989, scoring three and four podiums, respectively.

A former olympic baseball player from Kudoyama, Wakayama, Japan.Sugiura was the ace pitcher of the N

A former olympic baseball player from Kudoyama, Wakayama, Japan.Sugiura was the ace pitcher of the Nippon Life Insurance Company baseball team, and was chosen to join the Japanese national team in the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal. He returned to the olympics four years later, winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Professional players were allowed to participate in the 2000 Summer Olympics, but Sugiura was still chosen as the captain of the Japanese national team, and the captain of the entire Japanese olympic team in 2000 Summer Olympics. The Japanese team did not win a medal that year.

Was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won gold medals for the Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay in the 1

Was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won gold medals for the Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. He won silver medal for the Men's 100 m freestyle in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a professional baseball player for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseba

Was a professional baseball player for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was born in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka and raised in Karatsu, Saga.

Is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah as a member of Dark Agents. He

Is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah as a member of Dark Agents. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Masao Inoue spent the better part of his time with All Japan as an underling for Toshiaki Kawada and Ak

Was a famous Japanese professional go player.Kato is the author of The Chinese Opening: The Sure-Win

Was a famous Japanese professional go player.Kato is the author of The Chinese Opening: The Sure-Win Strategy (published in English by Kiseido Publishing Company) and Kato's Attack and Kill (published by Ishi Press). His name is ordered in these books and in some Anglophone sources as Masao Kato, while many Go-related sources and websites order his name as Kato Masao, in which Kato is the family name, and should be in front of given name according to the order of Japanese name.

Masao Kiba (born September 6, 1974 in Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Masao Kiba (born September 6, 1974 in Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A former professional baseball player who played for the Yokohama BayStars. He currently works as a

A former professional baseball player who played for the Yokohama BayStars. He currently works as a batting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants organization.Morinaka was drafted by the Yokohama BayStars in the second round of the 1996 amateur draft. He was a valuable left-handed reliever, but was dropped after only 7 seasons in 2003. He marked a 2.16 ERA in 41 appearances in 1999, and a 2.38 ERA in 53 appearances in 2000. He hit a home run at the Koshien baseball stadium in his final season.

A professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan.

A professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan.

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.

A Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for RE Amem

A Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for RE Amemiya and Greddy. He is the younger brother of Naoto who both was taught by Nobushige Kumakubo.He began his motorsport career racing minibikes in the Kyushu area, later winning a title. Following this, his motorcycle racing career ended at the age of 20 caused by injuries. As Naoto was involved in the Gowasu hashiriya group, he also became involved which he was taught how to drift by Naoto.[1]

A professional Go player.Sugiuchi became a professional in 1941. By 1959, he had reached 9 dan. His

A professional Go player.Sugiuchi became a professional in 1941. By 1959, he had reached 9 dan. His nickname is "the God of Go" because of his very serious style. In December 2004, he became the oldest Nihon Ki-in professional to reach 800 career wins. He is married to Sugiuchi Kazuko (née Honda), one of three professional go-playing sisters.[1]

Was a Japanese amateur pitcher originally from Ichinomiya, Aichi. He had 23 wins at Spring and Summe

Was a Japanese amateur pitcher originally from Ichinomiya, Aichi. He had 23 wins at Spring and Summer Koshien. In the National High School Baseball Championship between 1931 and 1933, he won 14 consecutive games at Koshien Stadium and he became the only pitcher to win three consecutive championships.Yoshida entered Chukyo Shogyo. He defeated Yoshiyuki Iwamoto's Koryo in his quarterfinal game of 1931. He won the first championship in 1931. He defeated Masaru Kageura's Matsuyama Shogyo in his final game of 1932. He won the second championship in 1932. He defeated Fumio Fujimura's Taisho in his quarterfinal game of 1933. On August 19, 1933, he pitched a shutout with 336 pitches and 25 innings in his semifinal game against Akashi

A Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player.

A Japanese swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where h

A Japanese swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke.[1]He improved the world record of 200 metres breaststroke (long course) four times in 1954 and 1955, and his last record lasted until 1958.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana III Ma

Is a former sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana III Masaru, and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Koji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s. He is the elder son

Was a Japanese baseball player from Matsuyama, Ehime. His team reached the final in the 1932 Nationa

Was a Japanese baseball player from Matsuyama, Ehime. His team reached the final in the 1932 National High School Baseball Championship, but his team was defeated by Masao Yoshida in the final. He joined Tigers and he was a good rival for Eiji Sawamura in Giants. He was killed in the battle of the Philippines in World War II. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965. He is one of two baseball players (Eiji Sawamura is the other) who was inducted into the Hall of Fame after being killed in World War II.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.