Athletes who have won gold medals include: Ichiro Suzuki (baseball), Yoshihide Matsunaka (badminton), Koichi Kato (boxing), Kazuhito Ishii (figure skating), Mika Sugimoto (snowboarding), Takahiko Kozuka (speed skating), and Noriaki Kasai (weightlifting). Women who have won gold medals include: Yoko Ono (synchronized swimming), Ayano Sakurai (swimming), and Sayuri Kawasumi (table tennis).