Sakanoue no Korenori

 was a Japanese "waka" poet of the early Heian period. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown, but he was a fourth-generation descendant of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro.
He was one of the Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry and one of his poems was included in the "Ogura Hyakunin Isshu". Forty-one of his poems were ultimately included in the imperial anthologies.
He was the father of the poet .
During his own life he was known primarily as a champion "kemari" player. On March 2, 905, he and his colleagues kicked a ball 206 times without interruption at the Imperial Court, and were praised by the emperor.
He served as governor of Kaga Province.
Poetry.
One of his poems was included as No. 31 in Fujiwara no Teika's "Ogura Hyakunin Isshu":