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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