List of Asian Americans - Sports

Sports

  • Benny Agbayani - former outfielder for New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, and Chiba Lotte Marines
  • David Bautista - WWE performer going by the name "Batista."
  • Mohini Bhardwaj - American gymnast and 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the gymnastics team competition.
  • Raj Bhavsar - 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the gymnastics team competition.
  • Tedy Bruschi - American football linebacker for the New England Patriots
  • Johnny Chan - professional Poker Player
  • Michael Chang - won tennis' French Open in 1989.
  • Tiffany Chin - won the US Figure Skating Championship in 1985.
  • Amy Chow - won gold and silver medals in gymnastics during the 1996 Olympics.
  • Norm Chow - is the currently offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans after helping lead USC to several NCAA championships as the offensive coordinator there.
  • Julie Chu - Olympics hockey player
  • Clarissa Chun - 2 time Olympic Women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler
  • Bryan Clay - won the decathlon gold medal in the 2008 Olympics, the silver medal in the 2004 Olympics, and was the sport's 2005 world champion.
  • Natalie Coughlin - Olympic gold medalist in swimming.
  • Johnny Damon - 2 time All-Star MLB outfielder currently a free agent.
  • Toby Dawson - won a 2006 Olympic bronze medal in Men’s Freestyle Skiing.
  • Victoria Draves - won gold medals in the 1948 platform and springboard events.
  • Mark Foo - professional surfer
  • Alexi Grewal - Gold Medalist in 1984 Summer Olympics in cycling
  • Steven Ho - Martial Artist
  • Ivana Hong - American gymnast
  • Rena Inoue - first place in the 2004 and 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships (pairs).
  • Travis Ishikawa - Free Agent first baseman.
  • Haley Ishimatsu American platform diver and member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.
  • Natasha Kai American soccer player and part of the gold medal winning team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
  • Evelyn Kawamoto won two Olympic bronze medals in swimming in 1952.
  • Anthony Kim American professional golfer and part of the winning USA team in the 2008 Ryder Cup
  • Ford Konno former world record holder, two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time Olympic silver medalist in swimming (1952 and 1956).
  • Tommy Kono former world record holder, two-time Olympic gold medalist and Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting (1952, 1956, and 1960).
  • Michelle Kwan has won nine national championships and five world titles, as well as two Olympic medals (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002).
  • Jeanette Lee pool player
  • Sammy Lee became the first Asian American to earn an Olympic Gold Medal, when he won in platform diving in both 1948 and 1952.
  • Jeremy Lin - guard for the Houston Rockets
  • Tim Lincecum - 2 time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
  • Wataru Misaka broke the NBA color barrier in the 1947-48 season, when he played for the New York Knicks.
  • Mirai Nagasu, won the singles title at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
  • Haruki Nakamura Free Safety of the Carolina Panthers
  • Hikaru Nakamura became the youngest American ever to earn the titles of National Master (age 10) and International Grandmaster (age 15) in chess.
  • Paeng Nepomuceno - won in almost every major international bowling championships
  • Dat Nguyen was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University and later became the first Vietnamese American in the National Football League.
  • Apolo Anton Ohno won eight Olympic medals in short-track speed skating (two gold) in 2002, 2006, and 2010 as well as a world cup championship.
  • Yoshinobu Oyakawa former world record holder and 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter backstroke.
  • Harold Sakata won a weightlifting silver medal in the 1948 Olympics
  • Eric Sato won an 1988 Olympic gold medal in volleyball
  • Liane Sato won an 1992 Olympic bronze medal in volleyball
  • Vijay Singh - Professional Golfer
  • Eric Spoelstra head coach of the Miami Heat
  • Kevin Tan American gymnast and part of the bronze medal winning team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Sonya Thomas is one of the world's top competitive eaters.
  • Brandon Vera UFC fighter
  • Hines Ward was the MVP of Super Bowl XL while playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • Ed Wang became the first fully Chinese-American selected in the NFL Draft when drafted by the Buffalo Bills.
  • Michelle Wie, golfer
  • Tiger Woods, golfer
  • Kristi Yamaguchi won three national figureskating championships, two world titles, and the 1992 Olympic Gold medal.
  • Tabitha Yim American gymnast
  • Caroline Zhang American figure skater and 2007 Junior World Champion.

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Famous quotes containing the word sports:

    “There be some sports are painful, and their labor
    Delight in them sets off. Some kinds of baseness
    Are nobly undergone, and most poor matters
    Point to rich ends.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I looked so much like a guy you couldn’t tell if I was a boy or a girl. I had no hair, I wore guys’ clothes, I walked like a guy ... [ellipsis in source] I didn’t do anything right except sports. I was a social dropout, but sports was a way I could be acceptable to other kids and to my family.”
    —Karen Logan (b. 1949)

    “...I didn’t come to this with any particular cachet. I was just a person who grew up in the United States. And when I looked around at the people who were sportscasters, I thought they were just people who grew up in the United States, too. So I thought, Why can’t a woman do it? I just assumed everyone else would think it was a swell idea.”
    —Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 85 (June 17, 1991)