head office type public traded as tyo 8022 industry textile founded april 1 1906 ; 110 years ago 1906 04 01 1 founder rihachi & rizo mizuno headquarters suminoe osaka japan key people masato mizuno chairman 1 products clothing sportswear footwear sports equipment revenue jpy 148 703 000 000 2010 2 net income jpy 1 406 000 000 2010 2 number of employees 5 368 2013 website mizuno.com mizuno corporation mizuno kabushiki gaisha tyo 8022 is a japanese sports equipment and sportswear company founded in osaka in 1906 by rihachi mizuno . today mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear for golf tennis baseball volleyball football running rugby skiing cycling judo table tennis badminton boxing and athletics . contents 1 history 2 golf 3 sponsorship 4 references 5 external links history edit mizuno was founded in 1906 as mizuno brothers ltd by rihachi mizuno and his younger brother rizo in osaka . the shop sold western sundries including baseballs and then in 1907 began to sell order made athletic wear . in 1910 the shop moved to umeda shinmichi and its name was changed to mizuno shop . in 1913 the firm began to manufacture baseballs and gloves . in 1933 mizuno presented star line the first japanese made golf clubs . by 1935 its golf club showroom was the world s largest . in 1941 the company name was changed to mizuno co. ltd and has remained the same since . the first american factory was established in los angeles under the denomination american mizuno in 1961 . during the following years mizuno signed sponsorship deals with some of the most prominent personalities in sports such as track and field athlete carl lewis the all blacks rugby team former san francisco 49ers quarterback joe montana for most of his years in the nfl the manu samoa rugby team czech tennis player ivan lendl and golf player nick faldo . the company also expanded its operation centres opening new factories in germany france china pr scotland and hong kong . golf edit mizuno is a manufacturer of golf clubs and accessories their grain flow forged irons are used by professional golfers . tiger woods used mizuno golf clubs until he turned professional in 1996 including for his first masters tournament victory in 1997 having left mizuno and moved to titleist . other players have played using mizuno equipment during their careers . 3 sponsorship edit main article list of mizuno sponsorships references edit a b corporate data 2010 fact book a b corporate data 2010 fact book financial section tiger woods to switch to nike irons soon . golf today . may 2002 . retrieved 2008 09 24 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to mizuno corp. . official website mizuno usa mizuno europe mizuno asia mizuno philippines master sports corporation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mizuno corporation & oldid 736601802 categories companies based in osakacompanies established in 1906golf equipment manufacturersshoe companies of japanathletic shoe brandssporting goods brandsswimwear brandssporting goods manufacturers of japansportswear brandsjapanese brandshidden categories articles containing japanese language textcommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa olfran ais bahasa indonesia slenskaitaliano nederlands polskiportugu s svenska t rk e edit links this page was last modified on 28 august 2016 at 16 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view