Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare. He previously played in Netherl

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare. He previously played in Netherlands.

A German-Japanese footballer currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders.

A German-Japanese footballer currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders.

A Japanese former football player. He is the first J. League goalkeeper to score in the league, scor

A Japanese former football player. He is the first J. League goalkeeper to score in the league, scoring against Yokohama Flügels with a penalty kick on November 9, 1996.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Kurobe AquaFairies. She serves as the captain of the t

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Kurobe AquaFairies. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009.

A Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 she was a member of th

A Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 she was a member of the Japanese relay team which finished fifth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first round.

Yukihiko Sato (born May 11, 1976 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yukihiko Sato (born May 11, 1976 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Kintaro Kanemura . He is a

Is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Kintaro Kanemura . He is also known as W*ING Kanemura. He is best known for his death matches in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He has also wrestled fo

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

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.His elder brother Koji also plays for Marinos. His father Isao participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics as an biathlete.

A Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.

A Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.

She won the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In her first season

She won the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In her first season on the circuit, she won the silver medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

A Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she compet

A Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan. They are two-time Japanese national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy. As a single skater, she competed internationally on the junior and senior levels.

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champio

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champion. She announced her retirement from competitive skating on November 26, 2008, retiring due to injury.In the 2001-2002 season, Ota made her Junior Grand Prix debut on the 2001-2002 Junior Grand Prix. She won her event in Bulgaria and placed 4th at the event in Sweden to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where she placed 6th. She won a second bronze medal at the 2001-2002 Japan Junior Championships, which qualified her for the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She placed 9th at that competition.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.He is the younger brother of Yasunori Miyabe.

A Japanese businessperson and auto racing driver. He founded Yuke's, a video game developer company,

A Japanese businessperson and auto racing driver. He founded Yuke's, a video game developer company, in Sakai, Osaka in 1993.Taniguchi enthused about the game production at high school days and contracted with game company in Hiroshima thus he began professional career. He graduated from the high school in 1989 through studying in the United States and became the chief of the Osaka development department of Compile at the same time when he entered into Osaka Prefecture University (Engineering).

Is a weightlifter from Nauru. He finished in eighth place at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Men's 69

Is a weightlifter from Nauru. He finished in eighth place at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Men's 69 kg division. In December 2008, Yukio won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. Competing in the 77kg category,

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup his highest place was number 11 from January 2006 in Sapporo.

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup his highest place was number 11 from January 2006 in Sapporo.

Yukio Shimomura (born in Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Yukio Shimomura (born in Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

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 road bicycle racer who rides for French UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom[1]. In 2005 he

A Japanese road bicycle racer who rides for French UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom[1]. In 2005 he was the Japanese U23 National Time Trial and Road Race Champion and in 2007 he was National Road Race Champion.

Is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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 1976 Olympic games.

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.

Is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international c

Is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia.

A Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international comp

A Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She currently competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the 2008 & 2009 Russian Champions, the 2009 World bronze medalists, and 2009 European silver medalists.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Her father was a volleyball player of

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Her father was a volleyball player of NEC.