Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India. She also represented Mah

Is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India. She also represented Maharashtra in the domestic league. She played eight Test matches and two One Day Internationals.

A professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific Le

A professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.

Was a Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1936 Summer Olympics

Was a Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1936 Summer Olympics football competition in Berlin. His older brother Takeshi was also an Olympic footballer of Japan.

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 Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Montedio Yamagata.

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

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

Is a Japanese football player who currently playing for Sagawa Printing S.C.. He led the JFL in scor

Is a Japanese football player who currently playing for Sagawa Printing S.C.. He led the JFL in scoring for the 2009 season.

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

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

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus.

Was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was also known as Giant Ba

Was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was also known as Giant Baba. Baba, along with Antonio Inoki, became one of the most famous Japanese wrestlers of his era, with a popularity in Japan comparable to Hulk Hogan's in the United States of America. He was also a 3 time NWA Champion.Before entering professional wrestling he had been a professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants. It was around this time when national wrestling hero and owner of the Japanese Wrestling Association Mitsuhiro Momota Sr. - better known as Rikidozan - began to feel the time was right for him to start grooming a successor in order to keep business strong. In April 1960 Baba began training in Rikidozan's dojo along with fellow student Kanji Inoki. The two trained together under Rikidozan and made their debuts on September 30th, 1960 at the old Daito Ku Gymnasium in Tokyo where Baba beat Yonetaro Tanaka and Inoki, renamed Antonio

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

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

A football player who plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan's professional J. League. His position

A football player who plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan's professional J. League. His position is defensive midfielder.On December 30, 2006, he was announced as being selected to be on Japan's Under-22 national team. This selection was reaffirmed on May 27, 2007, and he seems likely to stay with the squad through the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Gamba Osaka. In the Final of the 2009 East Asian

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Gamba Osaka. In the Final of the 2009 East Asian Games Football Event, the penalty taken by Otsuka in the penalty shoot-out was saved by Yapp Hung Fai, leading to Japan's loss against Hong Kong.

A Japanese ski jumper who has been competing since 2004. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships,

A Japanese ski jumper who has been competing since 2004. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won two bronze medals in the team large hill (2007, 2009).As of 2007, his best World Cup finish is 32nd at Sapporo in 2006. Tochimoto's best individual finish was third at an FIS Cup competition at Sapporo in 2006.

Was a Japanese professional wrestling promoter who ran Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling from 1995 unt

Was a Japanese professional wrestling promoter who ran Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling from 1995 until its demise in 2002. He entered the circuit as the company's ring announcer in the early days and was best known for his high-pitched voice that ran down

Is a Japanese/American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainmen

Is a Japanese/American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment. Since wrestling in WWF/E, he has been a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion. Funaki started as a shoot style wrestler in Yo

Was a Japanese football player and manager. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1936 Summ

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

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling with his tag

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling with his tag team partner Gedo. His career has largely paralleled that of his partner except for brief instances in Universal Lucha Libre in 1993 and Frontier Martial-

A retired Japanese football (soccer) player.After three seasons with JEF United, Jo moved to the Yok

A retired Japanese football (soccer) player.After three seasons with JEF United, Jo moved to the Yokohama Marinos in 1997. His performances in the 1998-99 season led to a loan move to the Spanish Primera División team Real Valladolid. He failed to make an impact with the club, making just 15 appearances and scoring two goals before sustaining a knee injury. After his return to Japan, Jo struggled to reestablish himself as a regular goal scorer with the Marinos and Vissel Kobe, with whom he joined in 2002. He joined Yokohama FC in 2003, where he scored 12 goals in his first season with them. He brought up his club to be Champion of J2 2006 season and promote to J1, but he made himself to retire from playing after that season.

Was a Japanese southpaw boxer at Flyweight.Oguma turned pro in 1970 and in 1974 won the WBC Flyweigh

Was a Japanese southpaw boxer at Flyweight.Oguma turned pro in 1970 and in 1974 won the WBC Flyweight Title by winning a split decision over Betulio Gonzalez. He lost the title three months later in his first defense against Miguel Canto. In 1976, Oguma challenged WBA Flyweight Title holder Alfonso Lopez but lost a majority decision. In 1978 he landed a rematch with WBC Flyweight Title holder Canto but came up short with a split decision loss. Later that year he fought his third bout with Canto, and this time lost a more clear unanimous decision to complete their trilogy. In 1979 he rematched WBA Flyweight Title holder Gonzalez and the result was a draw

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Shoji Sato is regarded as one of the fastest on foot players i

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Shoji Sato is regarded as one of the fastest on foot players in the world.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event.

Is an English snooker player of Pakistani descent, who represents Pakistan in international tourname

Is an English snooker player of Pakistani descent, who represents Pakistan in international tournaments. Ali turned professional in 1991, but his best performance in professional competition came ten years later in the 2001 Thailand Masters where he reach