Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo'

Is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the fifth highest total ever. The son of a popular ozeki ranked w

Was a sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki, which he he

Was a sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki, which he held for fifty tournaments. As an active rikishi he was extremely popular and was nicknamed the "prince of sumo" due to his good looks and relatively slim bu

Is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He held sumo's second highest rank of ozeki from 1994

Is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He held sumo's second highest rank of ozeki from 1994 until 2000 and won two tournament titles. He is now a sumo coach. By May 2004 Takanonami was the only top division wrestler left from the once dominant Fut

A former professional boxer.Hatakeyama turned pro in 1993 and captured the WBA Super Featherweight T

A former professional boxer.Hatakeyama turned pro in 1993 and captured the WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1998 with a majority decision win over Yong Soo Choi.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese former football player who played for Avispa Fukuoka. He is one of typical versatile p

Is a Japanese former football player who played for Avispa Fukuoka. He is one of typical versatile players. He can play in several positions of midfield, and once he played as a striker.

A Japanese football player. Although considered short for a goalkeeper, standing at 179cm, he makes

A Japanese football player. Although considered short for a goalkeeper, standing at 179cm, he makes up for his lack of height with superb agility and reflexes. In 2006 he was part of the Yokohama FC defense that set a J. League record when they did not concede a goal for 770 consecutive minutes, breaking Shimizu S-Pulse's 731 minutes recorded in 1993. They also kept 7 consecutive clean sheets (which was also a tied J. League Division 2 record) en route to promotion to the J-league division 1. In 2007 Sugeno was named J-league rookie of the year. In 2008 he was signed by Kashiwa Reysol, a move which some consider unwise as Kashiwa already have a good and relatively young goalkeeper in Yuta Minami.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Namioka, Aomori, Japan. He was the sport's 59th Yokozuna. He is now t

Is a former sumo wrestler from Namioka, Aomori, Japan. He was the sport's 59th Yokozuna. He is now the head coach of Naruto stable. Takanosato took the name Naruto upon joining the Sumo Association as an oyakata, or elder, and in 1989 opened his own stabl

Is a former sumo wrestler from Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. Takanowaka

Is a former sumo wrestler from Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. Takanowaka was ranked in the top division for 34 tournaments in total, with a win-loss rate of 229-242, with 39 absences. He earned one kinboshi, or gold star, by def

Is a sumo wrestler from Prague, Czech Republic. He is the first man from the Czech Republic to join

Is a sumo wrestler from Prague, Czech Republic. He is the first man from the Czech Republic to join the professional sport in Japan. He has reached a highest rank of makushita 4. Due to his light weight he has had difficulty in regularly beating his makus

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 semi-retired professional wrestler, currently competing for New Japan Pro Wrestling. H

Is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler, currently competing for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He has formerly competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1. In 1998, he and newcomer Yoshihiro Takayama formed the NO F

A former professional boxer who won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Sakurai began boxing

A former professional boxer who won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Sakurai began boxing in high school, keeping his training secret to his parents. He entered Chuo University, and captured the Olympic boxing gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in his senior year. In the finals, he knocked down his opponent 3 times in 2 rounds, capturing the win by RSC, and becoming the only Japanese boxer ever to win Olympic gold. His record in the amateurs was 138-13.

Better known by his ring name Taka Michinoku, is a professional wrestler who has wrestled all over t

Better known by his ring name Taka Michinoku, is a professional wrestler who has wrestled all over the world. Michinoku is known in North America for his work for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he had the first ever WWF Light Heavyweight Champ

A former Nippon Professional Baseball player who played for the Orix Buffaloes and the Hanshin Tiger

A former Nippon Professional Baseball player who played for the Orix Buffaloes and the Hanshin Tigers.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kawasaki Frontale.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kawasaki Frontale.

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

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

A Japanese football player, who currently plays for the J-league team Tokyo Verdy.

A Japanese football player, who currently plays for the J-league team Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokushima Vortis in the J. League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokushima Vortis in the J. League.

A Japanese football midfielder.Hirano was a member of the Japanese national team between 1997 and 20

A Japanese football midfielder.Hirano was a member of the Japanese national team between 1997 and 2000. He played two games as a substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.On 30 September 2008 was called up for the USL First Divison All-League Team.[

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Cerezo Osaka on loan from Yokoh

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Cerezo Osaka on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos.Inui was a member of the U21 Japan national team. He was the Japan High School Football Championship Letterwinner in 2006 when his High School, Shiga Yasu HS, won the tournament. He is a midfielder who controls attacks by sharp dribbles and through passes to fatal spots. He has a brilliant sense of attacking and scoring, often with unpredictable shots

Is a former professional wrestler and sumo wrestler from Fujishima, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata

Is a former professional wrestler and sumo wrestler from Fujishima, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion while at Nihon University, from 1975 to 1977 he was a sumo wrestler with the Hanakago stable and used th

Is a retired butterfly swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the men's 200 m butterfly at

Is a retired butterfly swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the men's 200 m butterfly at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the late 1950s he broke the world record in the men's 100m butterfly several times.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama F. Marinos.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama F. Marinos.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.