Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2.8 in) tall and he weighs 86 kg (19

Is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2.8 in) tall and he weighs 86 kg (190 lbs.). He plays at point guard and Shooting Guard position. He is currently playing for Union Olimpija.

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team a

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

An Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Geetha finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay

An Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Geetha finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates K. M. Beenamol, Chitra K. Soman and Rajwinder Kaur. Geetha also won a silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships in a personal best time of 51.75 seconds.

Is a female badminton player from Thailand.Chankrachangwong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer

Is a female badminton player from Thailand.Chankrachangwong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Saralee Thungthongkam. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko Yoshimoti of Japan in the second.

Is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a right handed batsman representing Kerala in Ranji Trophy

Is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a right handed batsman representing Kerala in Ranji Trophy. He played a total of 14 First class and 9 List A matches for Kerala.

Is a female Japanese mixed martial arts fighter.She specializes in Judo, Sambo, and jiu-jitsu and is

Is a female Japanese mixed martial arts fighter.She specializes in Judo, Sambo, and jiu-jitsu and is known for using a variety of armbars on her opponents. Shinashi's record is currently 28-2-2. Her losses were by knockout from Hisae Watanabe for the DEEP

A Japanese backstroke swimmer.

A Japanese backstroke swimmer.

Is a Japanese former footballer who played for F.C. Tokyo.

Is a Japanese former footballer who played for F.C. Tokyo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare.

Professional Go player.Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon

Professional Go player.Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. His rank is 9 dan, and he is known for his pincer style. He has one brother and sister who are also professionals, Chizu Kobayashi and Kenji Kobayashi.In the beginning of 2001, Kobayashi was suspended by the Nihon Ki-in. He had accidentally injured his Chunlan Cup opponent Ryu Shikun while they were drinking at a bar, by gesturing with his hand while it held a brandy glass, breaking the glass, gashing Ryu Shikun's cheek and his own hand. Kobayashi offered to retire from Go, but the Nihon Ki-in set that offer aside. The Chinese and Koreans both pled for clemency toward him; the suspension was shortened from a year to 8 months, and Kobayashi was allowed to play in September.

Is a former racing driver from Japan. He was born into a farming family living just outside Okazaki,

Is a former racing driver from Japan. He was born into a farming family living just outside Okazaki, Japan. He began driving cars in his early teens in the family's garden with his older brother giving him tips, careful that they were not caught by their

Is a former Japanese football player.

Is a former Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He's wrestled under his

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He's wrestled under his real name as well as the names Sammy Lee, and masked Super Tiger, Tiger King, (Original) Tiger Mask and The Mask of Tiger. He is the only man to hold the W

A Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder and currently plays for Kawasaki Frontal

A Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder and currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale.Yamagishi is a product of JEF's youth system. He made a professional debut for the club on March 22, 2003 against Tokyo Verdy 1969. He also scored his first profissional goal in the same match.He made his senior national team debut on October 4, 2006, in a friendly match against Ghana. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals. He played two games in the competition.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

Is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore).

Is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore).

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Higashi has won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featu

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Higashi has won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour

Satoshi Horinouchi (born October 26, 1979 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Satoshi Horinouchi (born October 26, 1979 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi has won one doubles title in his career, when he an

A professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi has won one doubles title in his career, when he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6(4), 7-6(4).As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was World Number 223, which he reached on October 20, 2003.

A professional Go player.Kataoka became a pro in 1972 at the age of 14. He was promoted to 9 dan in

A professional Go player.Kataoka became a pro in 1972 at the age of 14. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1988.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works as a freelancer in Japan. As a singles wrest

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works as a freelancer in Japan. As a singles wrestler, he was the first wrestler to hold NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship and AJPW's Triple Crown Championship simultaneously. As a team, he and Hiroyosh

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.In 2007 , Kom

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.In 2007 , Komatsu was 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA in eight relief appearances, striking out 13 in 10 2/3 IP. He had a huge year in 2008 , going 15-3 for a team that was otherwise under .500; he had a 2.51 ERA and allowed 134 hits in 172 1/3 IP. He finished third in the Pacific League in ERA and wins, behind Hisashi Iwakuma and Yu Darvish in both categories. His 151 strikeouts placed him 5th and was named Rookie of the Year that season, being a unanimous pick.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama FC.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama FC.

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 former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.