Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Was a freestyle swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics i

Was a freestyle swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics.

S a former Japanese football player.

S a former Japanese football player.

Is an international swimmer, competing in the freestyle.

Is an international swimmer, competing in the freestyle.

A professional Japanese kickboxer and martial artist competing in K-1 MAX. He is former Welterweight

A professional Japanese kickboxer and martial artist competing in K-1 MAX. He is former Welterweight Muay Thai World champion and two time 2006, 2007 K-1 World MAX Japan champion.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well-known for his ability

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well-known for his ability to endure massive amounts of punishment, especially after his fight at PRIDE 21 against Don Frye. Takayama started in UWF International, but due to the fo

Yoshihiro Uchimura (?? ??, Yoshihiro Uchimura? born August 24, 1984) is a Japanese football player.

Yoshihiro Uchimura (?? ??, Yoshihiro Uchimura? born August 24, 1984) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Yamazaki is the

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Yamazaki is the fourth wrestler to portray the Tiger Mask image / persona; having used it since 1995. This makes him the person to have used the "Tiger Mask" gimmick the

A professional Japanese baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball. He w

A professional Japanese baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the number 1 draft pick by the Orix Buffaloes in by 2005.

Is a retired male shot putter and hammer thrower from Japan. He twice competed for his native countr

Is a retired male shot putter and hammer thrower from Japan. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (70.54 metres) in the hammer throw event on 5 August 1972 in Sapporo.

A pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. He made his debut in the 2006

A pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. He made his debut in the 2006 season, and has twenty-one career wins. In 2007, Naruse had his best season as a professional in his short career. All season long he was competing with Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters superstar Yu Darvish for the Eiji Sawamura Award, the award for best pitcher in all of Japan. In 24 starts, Naruse was 16-1 with a 1.82 ERA, with 138 strikeouts and only 27 walks in 173 and 1/3 innings. Darvish, by comparison, was 15-5 in 26 starts, also compiling a 1.82 ERA, but not only did he throw more complete games than Naruse (12 for Darvish, 6 for Naruse), but Darvish also threw more innings (207 and 2/3), but he struck out more batters, with 210 punch-outs. The two ended up facing each other in the 2007 Pacific League Championship Series' deciding Game 5. Darvish triumphed over Naruse at Sapporo Dome, and the Fighters won Game 5 and the series 3-2, setting up a rematch of the 2006 Japan Series with the Chunichi Dragons. Naruse ultimately lost out to Darvish for the Sawamura Award in 2007.

A Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player.

A retired Japanese football player.

A retired Japanese football player.

Sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member

Sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team. After finishing high school, he joined the professional football team Yokohama Marinos (now known as Yokohama F. Ma

A Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.Follow

A Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.Following impressive performances for both club and country, he moved to English club Portsmouth, signing for a club record £1.8m. However, he struggled to adapt to life in the English Football League, and struggled with the physical side of the First Division, notably in a 3-1 away defeat to Grimsby Town. Kawaguchi lost his place to veteran Dave Beasant after being held responsible for Portsmouth's 4-1 home defeat to underdogsLeyton Orient in the FA Cup. Despite his poor performances for Pompey he remained something of a cult hero with the fans, on account of his cheerful demeanour, and his insistence that he would work hard to regain his place. After a season of playing reserve team football,

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling).

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling).

Is a sumo wrestler from Sakai, Oita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned pro

Is a sumo wrestler from Sakai, Oita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2004, reaching the top division two years later. His highest rank has been maegashira 2. He has won two special prizes for Fighting Spirit. Yo

Is a former Japanese football player. He holds the record for most appearances in Japan Soccer Leagu

Is a former Japanese football player. He holds the record for most appearances in Japan Soccer League First Division. His son Shunta is also a footballer. Nagai made 58 appearances for the Japan national football team from 1971 to 1979.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling and El Dorado Wr

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling and El Dorado Wrestling. He joined Toryumon shortly after it opened and became one of the founding fathers of the Crazy MAX faction (CMAX for short) along with Shiima Nobu

Yoshiki Takahashi (born May 14, 1985 in Suzaka, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yoshiki Takahashi (born May 14, 1985 in Suzaka, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A former Japanese football player.After spending three seasons at Yokohama Flugels, he returned to h

A former Japanese football player.After spending three seasons at Yokohama Flugels, he returned to his native Shizuoka by signing for S-Pulse. Kuboyama holds the distinction of having scored the 7500th goal in the J. League division one, which he accomplished in November 2001 against JEF United Ichihara Chiba. In December 2007, he announced his retirement from professional football.

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 volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.

A professional racing car driver born in Tokyo, Japan.Ishibashi has participated in Japanese GT Seri

A professional racing car driver born in Tokyo, Japan.Ishibashi has participated in Japanese GT Series since 1994, winning the 1995 GT-2 class championship. Since 1996 he was participated in the GT300 class, driving for Gaikokuya Porsche in recent seasons.

Was a Japanese basketball player and administrator. As a player, he represented Tokyo Shoka Universi

Was a Japanese basketball player and administrator. As a player, he represented Tokyo Shoka University from 1928 to 1934, winning two All-Japanese Championships. He was a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1959, member of the FIBA Central Board