Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a Norwegian figure skater. She competed at the 1931 World Figure Skating Championships, where sh

Was a Norwegian figure skater. She competed at the 1931 World Figure Skating Championships, where she placed seventh. She also competed at the 1933, 1934 and 1935 World Figure Skating Championships, and she participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Was a professional tennis player who represented South Africa. De Villiers was born in neighbouring

Was a professional tennis player who represented South Africa. De Villiers was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age.De Villiers made her début in 1993, at the small ITF Johannesburg tournament. She also played her next event in her native country, in Pretoria, winning the doubles event. Although she officially retired in 2003, she made a minor-comeback in 2007, entering the Cape Town event, losing in the first round singles and reaching the semi-finals doubles. She never surpassed the singles qualifying stages at a Grand Slam.

Is a retired Belgian soccer player who played in both defence and attack. He was most recently the m

Is a retired Belgian soccer player who played in both defence and attack. He was most recently the manager of the Scarlet Raiders at Rutgers-Newark.Kalonji began his coaching career as an assistant at Ramapo College. He then served as an assistant coach at West Orange High School before moving up to become an assistant at Greensboro College in 2002 and 2003.

Is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She is representing Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She is representing Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A professional footballer from Thailand. He currently playes for Sriracha in the Thailand Premier Le

A professional footballer from Thailand. He currently playes for Sriracha in the Thailand Premier League.

A Thai footballer. He currently plays for Thailand Premier League side Bangkok Glass. He was also th

A Thai footballer. He currently plays for Thailand Premier League side Bangkok Glass. He was also the leading scorer of the 2008 AFC Champions League with 9 goals.

A Thai footballer currently playing for Thailand Premier League side Provincial Electricity Authorit

A Thai footballer currently playing for Thailand Premier League side Provincial Electricity Authority FC. He won the Thailand Premier League in 2008

A professional footballer from Thailand. He currently playes for Bangkok United in the Thailand Prem

A professional footballer from Thailand. He currently playes for Bangkok United in the Thailand Premier League.

Is a long-track speed skater from Japan. She will compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in t

Is a long-track speed skater from Japan. She will compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m and 1000m.

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. After graduating from high

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. After graduating from high school in 2004, Aoyama signed full professional terms with S-Pulse the following year and has since become a regular first team starting member.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and boxer. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and boxer. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestles under the ring name Yoshi Tatsu on its SmackDown brand. He was trained in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Dojo and worked for N

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summ

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for FC Tokyo.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic

A Japanese football player who currently plays for FC Tokyo.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.

A Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds as a strikerTakahara was born in Mi

A Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds as a strikerTakahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. On December 3, 2006, he scored his first hat-trick in the German Bundesliga in a league game against Alemannia Aachen. In January 2008 he moved to Urawa Red Diamonds for a transfer fee of around ¥180 million (around $1.7 million).[1]Takahara had played for Japan in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney but missed the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by his home country and South Korea, because of injury. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and played in all the six games involving Japan. He scored four goals and was a joint top scorer of the tournament.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kyoto Sanga F.C. in the J. League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kyoto Sanga F.C. in the J. League.

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 footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai.

A professional Go player.Naoki Hane is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-

A professional Go player.Naoki Hane is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. He is the son of Go player Yasumasa Hane. Hane describes his style as slow while playing catch up at the end of the Go game.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Júbilo Iwata.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Júbilo Iwata.

A motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990,

A motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After being Japanese Formula 3 champion in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One grands prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves. He raced in Indy Lights in the mid-90s, and in CART briefly in 1999 for Walker Racing with a best finish of 14th.

A football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder or forward.As a child he moved to Australia wit

A football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder or forward.As a child he moved to Australia with his parents.In July 2007 he signed a contract with VfB Lübeck, a traditional club from Lübeck in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein playing in the 3rd German Pro-League Regionalliga Nord. He left the club after six months.

Naoki Ishihara (born August 14, 1984 in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Naoki Ishihara (born August 14, 1984 in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Consadole Sapporo.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Consadole Sapporo.

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Yokohama F Marinos, with whom he signed after

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Yokohama F Marinos, with whom he signed after high school in 1995. Matsuda competed for the Japan national football team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Japanese football player, who spent his entire professional career with Gamba Osaka. He

Is a former Japanese football player, who spent his entire professional career with Gamba Osaka. He officially retired on 1 January 2010.