ATHLETE
Yoshiaki Oiwa
1976 - Today

Yoshiaki Oiwa
Yoshiaki Oiwa (大岩 義明, Ōiwa Yoshiaki; born 19 July 1976) is a Japanese equestrian. "Yoshi", as he is known, began riding as a junior high school student and took up eventing at University. In 2001 Yoshi he moved to the UK in order to pursue eventing trained by Andrew Hoy and in 2009 he moved to Germany. He now trains with German rider Dirk Schrade. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 10 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 9 in 2024). Yoshiaki Oiwa is the 6,483rd most popular athlete (down from 3,682nd in 2024), the 4,790th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,581st in 2019) and the 100th most popular Japanese Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Yoshiaki Oiwa ranks 6,483 out of 6,025. Before him are Tamás Kiss, Philipp Zeller, Leslie Law, Andrae Williams, Thomas Ulsrud, and Nicholas Martinez. After him are Chris Ahrens, Mike Riddle, Adriana Ruano, Magdalena Lobnig, Anthony Washington, and Jarrin Solomon.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTamás Kiss
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 6,477
Philipp Zeller
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 6,478
Leslie Law
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 6,479
Andrae Williams
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 6,480
Thomas Ulsrud
1971 - 2022
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 6,481
Nicholas Martinez
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 6,482
Yoshiaki Oiwa
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 6,483
Chris Ahrens
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 6,484
Mike Riddle
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 6,485
Adriana Ruano
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 6,486
Magdalena Lobnig
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 6,487
Anthony Washington
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 6,488
Jarrin Solomon
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 6,489
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Yoshiaki Oiwa ranks 1,343. Before him are Mohsin al-Harthi, Jerome Young, Vasileios Polymeros, Andrew Ilie, Vladimir Stepania, and Kelvin Jack. After him are Chris Ahrens, Sanjay Kumar, Raef LaFrentz, Aziz Zakari, Erin Burnett, and Paolo Bossoni.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsMohsin al-Harthi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 1,337
Jerome Young
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 1,338
Vasileios Polymeros
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 1,339
Andrew Ilie
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 1,340
Vladimir Stepania
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 1,341
Kelvin Jack
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 1,342
Yoshiaki Oiwa
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 1,343
Chris Ahrens
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 1,344
Sanjay Kumar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 1,345
Raef LaFrentz
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 1,346
Aziz Zakari
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 1,347
Erin Burnett
PRESENTER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 1,348
Paolo Bossoni
CYCLIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 1,349
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshiaki Oiwa ranks 4,803 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuhiro Kawata (1982), An Byong-jun (1990), Kohei Kato (1989), Yusuke Nakamura (1986), Nobuhiro Kato (1984), and Ryohei Michibuchi (1994). After him are Aina Suzuki (1995), Matsuri Hino (2000), Yuki Nakashima (1984), Hiroyuki Sugimoto (1986), Akihiro Hyodo (1982), and Takaaki Kinoshita (1993).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKazuhiro Kawata
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 4,797
An Byong-jun
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 4,798
Kohei Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 4,799
Yusuke Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 4,800
Nobuhiro Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 4,801
Ryohei Michibuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 4,802
Yoshiaki Oiwa
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 4,803
Aina Suzuki
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 4,804
Matsuri Hino
COMIC ARTIST
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 4,805
Yuki Nakashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 4,806
Hiroyuki Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 4,807
Akihiro Hyodo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 4,808
Takaaki Kinoshita
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 4,809
Among ATHLETES In Japan
Among athletes born in Japan, Yoshiaki Oiwa ranks 100. Before him are Satsuki Fujisawa (1991), Masako Chiba (1976), Ayumu Hirano (1998), Kie Kusakabe (1978), Yukiko Ueno (1982), and Hina Hayata (2000). After him are Ryota Yamagata (1992), Kotomi Ishizaki (1979), Tetsuto Yamada (1992), Yoshimi Ozaki (1981), Nao Kusaka (2000), and Tsuyoshi Ogata (1973).
Satsuki Fujisawa
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 94
Masako Chiba
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 95
Ayumu Hirano
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 96
Kie Kusakabe
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.88
Rank: 97
Yukiko Ueno
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.77
Rank: 98
Hina Hayata
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 99
Yoshiaki Oiwa
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 100
Ryota Yamagata
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 101
Kotomi Ishizaki
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 102
Tetsuto Yamada
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.04
Rank: 103
Yoshimi Ozaki
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 104
Nao Kusaka
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 105
Tsuyoshi Ogata
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 106















































