Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the ni

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his opponents into quick pins. Ogawa was one of the top stars in All Japan Pro Wr

Was a backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olym

Was a backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He is considered to be the last of the great "straight-arm-pull" backstrokers.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock in the J. League Division 2.

Yoshinobu Ishii (born March 13, 1939 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football pl

Yoshinobu Ishii (born March 13, 1939 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the curre

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr. Heavyweight titles. On 28 March 2010,he retained

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo. He made his international deb

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo. He made his international debut on October 12, 2005 in a friendly match against Ukraine.

Is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Summe

Is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and again a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

A retired male breaststroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer

A retired male breaststroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

A professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He currently plays right field for the Yomiuri Gia

A professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He currently plays right field for the Yomiuri Giants, and is one of the most well-known players in Japanese baseball.A superb contact hitter, he is also known for his exemplary defensive play. He won the golden glove award in 6 consecutive years between 1998 and 2003. Despite his brilliant records, Takahashi has injured himself numerous times over the years going after fly balls. The injuries primarily result from his play style, which is to not give up on fly balls until they hit the ground. His first injury was on September 14th, 1999 at a Chunichi Dragons game, where he jumped diagonally against the outfield fence, causing a fractured shoulder bone.

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 professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Dunl

Is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Dunlop Tyres and Koguchi Power.

A starting pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.Sato clocked some of the fastest speeds in tourname

A starting pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.Sato clocked some of the fastest speeds in tournament history with his fastball when he pitched in the 89th National High School Baseball Championship in 2007 as a senior for Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School. Despite his diminutive size, he has made a name for himself as one of the hardest-throwing young pitchers in all of Japanese professional baseball.

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 Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific Leagu

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League.

Is a former Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1956 Summer Oly

Is a former Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1956 Summer Olympics football competition in Melbourne.

A professional Go player.By the time he was 8, Ishida started learning Go. He was a student at the l

A professional Go player.By the time he was 8, Ishida started learning Go. He was a student at the legendary Kitani Minoru go school. Famous along with his fellow students Cho Chikun, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, and Takemiya Masaki. Alike his fellow students, he joined the dojo at a young age. He became a professional in 1963 when he was 15. His dan rank grew quickly because of the Oteai. He would go up the ranks faster than rules allowed after winning the first 14 Oteai games when he was being promoted from 6 to 7 dan. He reached 9 dan in 11 years, faster than most other players do. Ishida was given the nickname "The Computer" because his endgame play and counting skills were far more accurate than other pro's.

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 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 former Japanese football player who played for Mito HollyHock and Roasso Kumamoto.

Is a former Japanese football player who played for Mito HollyHock and Roasso Kumamoto.

Yoshio Kitajima (born October 29, 1975 in Joso, Ibaraki, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yoshio Kitajima (born October 29, 1975 in Joso, Ibaraki, Japan) is a 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.

Was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer O

Was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In the 1936 tournament he played all three matches as halfback for the Japanese field hockey team, when they were eliminated after the group stage.

A professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title in 1952, becoming the first

A professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title in 1952, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win a world title.

A professional Go player.Yoshio became a professional in 1985.[1] He was promoted to 8 dan in 2003.

A professional Go player.Yoshio became a professional in 1985.[1] He was promoted to 8 dan in 2003. He reached 400 career wins in 2003. He has three pupils, Takei Takashi, Yasuo Sakamoto and Yuri Tanemurasa. He is the head of the Kansai branch of the Nihon Ki-in.[2]

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.