Famous People with Name Kazuyoshi

Kazuyoshi Funaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazuyoshi Funaki: a Japanese ski jumper. He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat.Funaki began ski jumping at the age of eleven. His birthplace Yoichi is also the home of Yukio Kasaya, who was a Japanese national hero with his Normal Hill victory in the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo. Kasaya was also Funaki's model.

Kazuyoshi Hoshino            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazuyoshi Hoshino: is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in two Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on October 24, 1976. He scored no championship points.

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami: a professional baseball player for the Nippon Professional Baseball Chunichi Dragons, having played his professional career for them since his debut in 1988. He was drafted in the first round in the 1987 NPB Draft.Tatsunami holds the all-time NPB double record with 482, and is a member of the Meikyukai (Association of Great Players, or Golden Players Club).

Kazuyoshi Oimatsu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazuyoshi Oimatsu: was a Japanese figure skater.Oimatsu won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1931. He represented Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships from 1932 and 1936.

Kazuyoshi Shirahama            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazuyoshi Shirahama: a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yamatokoriyama, Nara and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.