Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup. He won the race on the back of Delt

A Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup. He won the race on the back of Delta Blues. It was Iwata's first race outside of Japan.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He was eliminated in the repechages of t

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the C-1 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Roasso Kumamoto.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Roasso Kumamoto.

Is a Japanese weightlifter. At the 2006 World Championships he ranked 17th in the 56 kg category, wi

Is a Japanese weightlifter. At the 2006 World Championships he ranked 17th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 246 kg. At the 2007 World Championships he ranked 14th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 250 kg. He competed in Weightlifting at the 200

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Thespa Kusatsu of the J-League. He was a member o

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Thespa Kusatsu of the J-League. He was a member of the Japan team for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Nigeria.

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.

Was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics

Was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he participated in the 500 metres competition, in the 1500 metres event, in the 5000 metres competition, and in the 10000 metres event but was el

Was a professional Go player.Koyama became a 9 dan in 1971. He played in the Kansai Ki-in. His disci

Was a professional Go player.Koyama became a 9 dan in 1971. He played in the Kansai Ki-in. His disciple was Yahata Koichi.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

An amateur Go player.Kikuchi founded the prestigious Ryokusei Academy in 1975, which has become one

An amateur Go player.Kikuchi founded the prestigious Ryokusei Academy in 1975, which has become one of the most prolific go schools in Japan. Some of the most famous players to come out of the academy include Kikuyo Aoki (current Women's Meijin), Atsushi Kato, Jiro Akiyama, Tomochika Mizokami (winner of many youth titles), and Keigo Yamashita (current Kisei). Kikuchi's other students include Shinichi Aoki, Ryuichi Muramatsu, Keiichi Tsurumaru, Yoshimichi Suzuki, Atsushi Katsura, Ko Reibun. He has won many amateur titles, his biggest coming in 1992 when he won the World Amateur Go Championship. He also came in third place at the 2003 edition. He still actively participates in professional go competitions that allow amateurs to enter. In 2003, he beat Ryu Shikun by resignation in the Agon Cup at the age of 73.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Gainare Tottori.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Gainare Tottori.

Better known by his ringname "brother" YASSHI, is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his ap

Better known by his ringname "brother" YASSHI, is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was an amateur wrestler before becoming a pro wrestler. Tsujimoto debuted in

Is known to be the tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. Thi

Is known to be the tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. This 7'8" center from Japan was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 10th pick of the eighth round of the 1981 Draft, although he did not sign with

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was part

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was part of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.

Yasutaro Matsuki is a retired Japanese footballer and currently a football manager.

Yasutaro Matsuki is a retired Japanese footballer and currently a football manager.

A retired Japanese football player who was capped 29 times and scored 1 goal for the Japanese nation

A retired Japanese football player who was capped 29 times and scored 1 goal for the Japanese 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.

A former Ryukyuan professional boxer and former WBA super featherweight champion. He is one of the f

A former Ryukyuan professional boxer and former WBA super featherweight champion. He is one of the few Japanese boxers to have won the world title fighting outside of Japan.

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

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

Is a drifting driver from Japan.Kazama was first introduced to drifting at age 17 when he watched Ge

Is a drifting driver from Japan.Kazama was first introduced to drifting at age 17 when he watched Gengo-San, who later became his spotter and mentor, drifting on a touge

Is a former Japanese football player. He currently coaches Japanese club Yokohama FC.

Is a former Japanese football player. He currently coaches Japanese club Yokohama FC.

A Japanese football player who plays for F.C. Tokyo in Japan's professional J. League.He was part of

A Japanese football player who plays for F.C. Tokyo in Japan's professional J. League.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, which finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.He also capped for Japan U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.On August 3, 2005, he made his senior national team debut in an East Asian Cup match against China.

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.