Kotetsu Kurokawa (้ปๅท่ๅพน, Kurokawa Kotetsu) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Altiri Chiba of theโฆKotetsu Kurokawa (้ปๅท่ๅพน, Kurokawa Kotetsu) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League.
Zack Alan Baranski (born December 18, 1992), is an American professional basketball player who plays for the AlvarkโฆZack Alan Baranski (born December 18, 1992), is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Alvark Tokyo of the B.League in Japan.
Eri Natori (ๅๅ ่ฑ็, Natori Eri; born 23 September 1985) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in the women's 3000โฆEri Natori (ๅๅ ่ฑ็, Natori Eri; born 23 September 1985) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in the women's 3000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Naoki Tsukahara (ๅกๅ ็ด่ฒด; born 10 May 1985) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. HeโฆNaoki Tsukahara (ๅกๅ ็ด่ฒด; born 10 May 1985) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He was seventh in 100 m at the 58th National Sports Festival of Japan in 2003. After coming sixth over 200 m at the 2004 Japan Student Athletics Championships, he returned two years later to place runner-up in both short sprints. The 2006 Japan Championships in Athletics saw him with the 100 m title and take third in the 200 m. Tsukahara represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he competed at the 100 metre sprint and placed second in his first heat after Churandy Martina in a time of 10.39 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.23 seconds, finishing third behind Martina and Michael Frater. In the 100 m semi-finals Tsukahara achieved a time of 10.16 seconds, his best of the season, but finished in seventh place, failing to qualify for the final. Together with Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara, Tsukahara also competed in the 4 ร 100 metres relay final at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In their qualification heat, the team placed second behind Trinidad and Tobago, ahead of the teams from the Netherlands and Brazil. Their time of 38.52 s was the third fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.15 seconds, placing third after the Jamaican and Trinidad teams, winning the bronze medal. However, in January 2017, Jamaica's gold medal was revoked after one of their athletes was found to have been doping, meaning that the Japanese team received silver. The achievement was a historic one in terms of Japanese olympians; it is the first track medal won by Japanese athletes in 80 years, as well as being the first medal won by male Japanese athletes. Tsukahara had a strong start to the 2009 season, improving his 200 m best in early May to 20.61 s. He also set a new 100 m personal best at the 2009 Osaka Grand Prix. He easily won with a time of 10.13 seconds but still felt that he was capable of running faster.
Sayuri Yoshii (ๅไบ ๅฐ็พๅ, Yoshii Sayuri; born 28 November 1984) is a Japanese speed skater. She won silver in the 1000 mโฆSayuri Yoshii (ๅไบ ๅฐ็พๅ, Yoshii Sayuri; born 28 November 1984) is a Japanese speed skater. She won silver in the 1000 m and bronze in the 500 m during the 2008โ09 World Cup season. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 5th in the 500 m of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The biggest success of Sayuri Yoshii's career occurred in 2010, when she won the silver medal at the world sprint championships in Obihiro. In these competitions two others took the podium alongside her, Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea and a Jenny Wolf of Germany. This was the only medal won by Sayuri Yoshii at an international event of this magnitude. She was also fourth in women's 500 meters at the distance world championships in Inzell in 2005, where Lee Sang-hwa defeated her by only a matter of seconds. Sayuri Yoshii has, on numerous occasions, been on the podium of the World Cup, with 500 m victories on February 20, 2005 and March 3, 2006 in Heerenveen. Her top results were achieved in the 2004/2005 season, when she was fourth in the final standings on 500 m and 1000 m. In 2006, she took part in the Olympics in Turin, taking ninth place in the race for 500 m and fifteenth place in the 1000 meters. Then, four years later, the Olympics in Vancouver allowed for her best result, a fifth place at the 500 m race.
Kazuya Hiraide (ๅนณๅบๅไน, Hiraide Kazuya; May 25, 1979 โ July 27, 2024) was a Japanese ski mountaineer, Alpine climber, andโฆKazuya Hiraide (ๅนณๅบๅไน, Hiraide Kazuya; May 25, 1979 โ July 27, 2024) was a Japanese ski mountaineer, Alpine climber, and professional mountain cameraman. Hiraide won the Piolet d'Or mountaineering award on four occasions.
Aki Tonoike (ๅคใๆฑ ไบๅธ, Tonoike Aki; born 3 March 1979) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1998, 2002 and theโฆAki Tonoike (ๅคใๆฑ ไบๅธ, Tonoike Aki; born 3 March 1979) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1998, 2002 and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Yuka Fujimori (่คๆฃฎ ็ฑ้ฆ, Fujimori Yuka; born 11 June 1986) is a Japanese snowboarder. She has represented Japan at theโฆYuka Fujimori (่คๆฃฎ ็ฑ้ฆ, Fujimori Yuka; born 11 June 1986) is a Japanese snowboarder. She has represented Japan at the Winter Olympics on four occasions: 2006 in Torino, 2010 in Vancouver, 2014 in Sochi, and 2018 in Pyeongchang.
