Yusuke Imai (born 20 September 1977) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2002…
Yusuke Imai (born 20 September 1977) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Sachi Ozawa (小澤 幸, Ozawa Sachi; born 23 December 1976) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed in two…
Sachi Ozawa (小澤 幸, Ozawa Sachi; born 23 December 1976) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Kuniomi Haneishi (羽石 国臣, Haneishi Kuniomi; born 6 January 1975) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's…
Kuniomi Haneishi (羽石 国臣, Haneishi Kuniomi; born 6 January 1975) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Nikko Meiho High School📅 Born January 6🎂 Born 1975📍 From Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture💼 Speed Skating💼 Keirin (Bicycle Racing)
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Maki Tabata (田畑 真紀, Tabata Maki; born 9 November 1974 in Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and track…
Maki Tabata (田畑 真紀, Tabata Maki; born 9 November 1974 in Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese speed skater and track cyclist. Maki Tabata won bronze at the World Allround Championships in 2000 and one month later, she won another bronze, this time on the 3000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. The next year (2001), she won silver on the 1500 m and bronze on the 5000 m at the World Single Distance Championships. In 2003, she won another World Single Distance silver on the 1500 m. In addition, Tabata has won numerous titles and medals at the Asian Championships that are used to qualify for the World Allround Championships, at the Asian Single Distance Championships, and at Japanese Championships (both in Allround and Single Distance). She also has a few World Cup victories, both in individual events and in the team pursuit. As a track cyclist she competed in four events at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and won medals in four disciplines at the 2012 Asian Cycling Championships, including a gold medal in the individual pursuit.
🎓 Komazawa University🏫 Komazawa University Affiliated Tomakomai High School📅 Born November 9🎂 Born 1974📍 From Mukawa, Hokkaido💼 Speed Skating
Toshihiko Itokawa (糸川 敏彦, Itokawa Toshihiko; born 20 September 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the…
Toshihiko Itokawa (糸川 敏彦, Itokawa Toshihiko; born 20 September 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
🎓 Senshu University🏫 Shirakaba Gakuen High School📅 Born September 20🎂 Born 1974📍 From Kiyosato, Hokkaido💼 Speed Skating
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Eriko Sanmiya (三宮 恵利子, Sanmiya Eriko; born 19 September 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1998…
Eriko Sanmiya (三宮 恵利子, Sanmiya Eriko; born 19 September 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Hiroyuki Noake (born 24 August 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002…
Hiroyuki Noake (born 24 August 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. He participated in the 1,000 metres and the 1,500 metres team events in the 2002 Games and in the 1,000 metres, the 1,500 metres and 5,000 metres in the 1998 Games.
Hiroyasu Shimizu (清水 宏保, Shimizu Hiroyasu; born 27 February 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. A five-time world…
Hiroyasu Shimizu (清水 宏保, Shimizu Hiroyasu; born 27 February 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. A five-time world champion in the 500 meters, Shimizu became the first Japanese speed skater to win a gold medal with his performance at the 1998 Winter Olympics. At the 1998 World Championships, Shimizu set a world record (34.82) and became the first person to break the 35-second barrier in the event. Shimizu later broke this record at the 2001 World Championships with a time of 34.42. He was married to Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Shirakaba Gakuen High School📅 Born February 27🎂 Born 1974📍 From Obihiro, Hokkaido💼 Speed Skating💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Newscaster💼 TV Personality💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Noriko Munekata (宗像 記子, Munekata Noriko; born 30 January 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in the women's…
Noriko Munekata (宗像 記子, Munekata Noriko; born 30 January 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in the women's 3000 metres at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Keiji Shirahata (白幡 圭史, Shirahata Keiji; born 8 October 1973) is a retired Japanese speed skater. With two silver and…
Keiji Shirahata (白幡 圭史, Shirahata Keiji; born 8 October 1973) is a retired Japanese speed skater. With two silver and one bronze medals at the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships he has been the most successful Japanese long track speed skater in all-round competitions. He was ranked 4th on the Adelskalender in February 1997. Shirahata established 22 national records and was nine times national all-round champion.
Manabu Horii (堀井 学, Horii Manabu) (born February 19, 1972) is a former Japanese politician and speed skater. He won an…
Manabu Horii (堀井 学, Horii Manabu) (born February 19, 1972) is a former Japanese politician and speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics. He ended his speed skating career in 2002. Horii represented Noboribetsu in the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2007 to 2012. In the 2012 general election of the House of Representatives, he was elected the as LDP candidate in Hokkaido 9th district seeking to succeed retiring Democrat Yukio Hatoyama. He was nominated in July 2012 when Hatoyama was still expected to run for re-election. In July 2024, Horii left the LDP. On 28 August 2024, Horii resigned from the House of Representatives following a scandal over his giving out condolence money to constituents for funerals he did not personally attend in violation of election laws.
🎓 Senshu University🏫 Shirakaba Gakuen High School📅 Born February 19🎂 Born 1972📍 From Muroran, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Speed Skating
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Kyoko Shimazaki (島崎 京子, Shimazaki Kyōko; born 7 January 1972) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1992…
Kyoko Shimazaki (島崎 京子, Shimazaki Kyōko; born 7 January 1972) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1992, 1994 and the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Junichi Inoue (井上純一, Inoue Junichi; born 26 December 1971) is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1992 and 1994…
Junichi Inoue (井上純一, Inoue Junichi; born 26 December 1971) is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. He was born in Arakawa, Saitama. In 1992 he won the bronze medal in the 500 metres event. Two years later he finished sixth in the 500 metres competition and eighth in the 1000 metres contest.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Chichibu Noko Kagaku High School📅 Born December 26🎂 Born 1971📍 From Chichibu, Saitama💼 Speed Skating
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Hiromi Yamamoto (later Yamanaka, 山本 宏美 later 山中, Yamamoto Hiromi, later Yamanaka; born 21 April 1970) is a Japanese…
Hiromi Yamamoto (later Yamanaka, 山本 宏美 later 山中, Yamamoto Hiromi, later Yamanaka; born 21 April 1970) is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics. She was born in Shiraoi, Hokkaido and is the wife of Takeshi Yamanaka. In 1994 she won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres event. In the 3000 metres competition she finished seventh and in the 1500 metres contest she finished 15th.
🏫 Komazawa University Affiliated Tomakomai High School📅 Born April 21🎂 Born 1970📍 From Shiraoi, Hokkaido💼 Speed Skating
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Ayako Tsubaki (椿 文子, Tsubaki Ayako; born 3 December 1969) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the…
Ayako Tsubaki (椿 文子, Tsubaki Ayako; born 3 December 1969) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Yoshiyuki Shimizu (清水 祥之, Shimizu Yoshiyuki; born 21 November 1969) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in three…
Yoshiyuki Shimizu (清水 祥之, Shimizu Yoshiyuki; born 21 November 1969) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Shiho Kusunose (楠瀬 志保, Kusunose Shiho; born 23 October 1969) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1994…
Shiho Kusunose (楠瀬 志保, Kusunose Shiho; born 23 October 1969) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Komazawa University Affiliated Tomakomai High School📅 Born October 23🎂 Born 1969📍 From Betsukai, Hokkaido💼 Speed Skating
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Toshiyuki Kuroiwa (黒岩敏幸, Kuroiwa Toshiyuki; born 27 February 1969 in Tsumagoi, Gunma, Japan) is a former speed skater…
Toshiyuki Kuroiwa (黒岩敏幸, Kuroiwa Toshiyuki; born 27 February 1969 in Tsumagoi, Gunma, Japan) is a former speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics in 1992, 1994 and 1998. At Albertville, France, in 1992, he won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Tsumagoi High School📅 Born February 27🎂 Born 1969📍 From Tsumagoi, Gunma Prefecture💼 Speed Skating
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Toshinobu Kawai (河合 季信, Kawai Toshinobu; born 19 December 1967 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese short-track speed…
Toshinobu Kawai (河合 季信, Kawai Toshinobu; born 19 December 1967 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese short-track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Yuichi Akasaka, Tatsuyoshi Ishihara and Tsutomu Kawasaki. Before 1992, he won two gold medals in the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, 1985 and 1987. He is currently working at the University of Tsukuba.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Zuiryo High School📅 Born December 19🎂 Born 1967📍 From Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture💼 Speed Skating
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Kazuhiro Sato (佐藤 和弘, Satō Kazuhiro; born 6 April 1967) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter…
Kazuhiro Sato (佐藤 和弘, Satō Kazuhiro; born 6 April 1967) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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Yasunori Miyabe (宮部 保範, Miyabe Yasunori; born 5 November 1966 in Tokyo, Japan) is a speed skater, and he is the older…
Yasunori Miyabe (宮部 保範, Miyabe Yasunori; born 5 November 1966 in Tokyo, Japan) is a speed skater, and he is the older brother of late speed skater Yukinori Miyabe.
Natsue Seki (関 ナツエ, Seki Natsue; born 10 June 1966) is a Japanese former athlete. She competed in the cycling at the…
Natsue Seki (関 ナツエ, Seki Natsue; born 10 June 1966) is a Japanese former athlete. She competed in the cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Yukihiro Mitani (born 22 April 1966) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 1000 metres event at the 1988…
Yukihiro Mitani (born 22 April 1966) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 1000 metres event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Yasushi Kuroiwa (born 27 September 1965) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the…
Yasushi Kuroiwa (born 27 September 1965) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara (石原 辰義, Ishihara Tatsuyoshi; born 24 March 1964) is a Japanese short-track speed skater, who won a…
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara (石原 辰義, Ishihara Tatsuyoshi; born 24 March 1964) is a Japanese short-track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Yuichi Akasaka, Toshinobu Kawai and Tsutomu Kawasaki.
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Kimihiro Hamaya (浜谷 公宏, Hamaya Kimihiro; born 21 March 1963) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1984 Winter…
Kimihiro Hamaya (浜谷 公宏, Hamaya Kimihiro; born 21 March 1963) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Yoshihiro Kitazawa (北沢 欣浩, Kitazawa Yoshihiro; born 4 August 1962) is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1984…
Yoshihiro Kitazawa (北沢 欣浩, Kitazawa Yoshihiro; born 4 August 1962) is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics. He was born in Kushiro, Hokkaidō. In 1984 he won the silver medal in the 500 metres event. In the 1000 metres competition he finished 31st.
🎓 Hosei University🏫 Kushiro Hokuyo High School📅 Born August 4🎂 Born 1962📍 From Kushiro, Hokkaido💼 Speed Skating
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Yasushi Suzuki (鈴木 靖, Suzuki Yasushi; born 15 May 1962) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres…
Yasushi Suzuki (鈴木 靖, Suzuki Yasushi; born 15 May 1962) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Toshiaki Imamura (born 11 May 1962) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Akira Kuroiwa (黒岩 彰, Kuroiwa Akira; born 6 September 1961) is a former speed skater from Japan, who represented his…
Akira Kuroiwa (黒岩 彰, Kuroiwa Akira; born 6 September 1961) is a former speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988, he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres, after having captured two world titles at the Sprints Championships (1983 and 1987). At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Kuroiwa finished 10th in the men's 500 m. Kuroiwa, who was born in Tsumagoi, Gunma, was a coach for the Japanese team during the 1998 Winter Olympics. In Japan, Kuroiwa made headlines in 2000 when he tried to shield Daisuke Matsuzaka from an illegal driving charge by taking the blame for himself.
🎓 Senshu University🏫 Tsumagoi High School📅 Born September 6🎂 Born 1961📍 From 嬬恋村 サラエボオリンピック男子500m銅メダル・世界スプリント選手権優勝, Gunma Prefecture💼 Speed Skating
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Masahito Shinohara (born 10 May 1961) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Kazuaki Ichimura (市村 和昭, Ichimura Kazuaki; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events…
Kazuaki Ichimura (市村 和昭, Ichimura Kazuaki; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Yuko Yaegashi-Ota (born 26 April 1957) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the…
Yuko Yaegashi-Ota (born 26 April 1957) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Masayuki Kawahara (川原 正行, Kawahara Masayuki; born 1 February 1956) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1976…
Masayuki Kawahara (川原 正行, Kawahara Masayuki; born 1 February 1956) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Mikio Oyama (大山 三喜雄, Ōyama Mikio; born 29 October 1955) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the…
Mikio Oyama (大山 三喜雄, Ōyama Mikio; born 29 October 1955) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Kaoru Fukuda (福田 薫, Fukuda Kaoru; born 4 October 1955) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the…
Kaoru Fukuda (福田 薫, Fukuda Kaoru; born 4 October 1955) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Chieko Ito (伊東 千恵子, Itō Chieko; born 2 April 1954) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1976…
Chieko Ito (伊東 千恵子, Itō Chieko; born 2 April 1954) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Ryoko Onozawa (小野沢 良子, Onozawa Ryōko; born 1 January 1951), also written as Yoshiko Onozawa, is a Japanese speed…
Ryoko Onozawa (小野沢 良子, Onozawa Ryōko; born 1 January 1951), also written as Yoshiko Onozawa, is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Satomi Koike (小池 里美, Koike Satomi; born 19 October 1950) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the…
Satomi Koike (小池 里美, Koike Satomi; born 19 October 1950) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Kiyomi Ito (born 30 October 1949) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Osamu Naito (14 April 1949 – 22 October 2016 ) was a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1972…
Osamu Naito (14 April 1949 – 22 October 2016 ) was a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Norio Hirate (平手 則男, Hirate Norio; born 8 December 1948) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1972 Winter…
Norio Hirate (平手 則男, Hirate Norio; born 8 December 1948) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Hirofumi Otsuka (大塚 博文, Ōtsuka Hirofumi; born 8 October 1947) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's…
Hirofumi Otsuka (大塚 博文, Ōtsuka Hirofumi; born 8 October 1947) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres event at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Mutsuhiko Maeda (前田 睦彦, Maeda Mutsuhiko; born 7 May 1947) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter…
Mutsuhiko Maeda (前田 睦彦, Maeda Mutsuhiko; born 7 May 1947) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Tamio Dejima (born 21 February 1947) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1968…
Tamio Dejima (born 21 February 1947) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Sachiko Saito (斎藤 幸子, Saitō Sachiko; 15 January 1947) was a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 and 1972…
Sachiko Saito (斎藤 幸子, Saitō Sachiko; 15 January 1947) was a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events with the best achievement of ninth place in the 500 m in 1972. She badly fell on the same distance in 1968. She is sometimes confused with Jitsuko Saito who also competed in speed skating at the 1968 Olympics. Personal bests: 500 m – 43.8 (1972) 1000 m – 1:29.4 (1972) 1500 m – 2:19.8 (1972) 3000 m – 5:02.9 (1972)
Jitsuko Saito (斎藤 実子, Saitō Jitsuko; born 18 May 1946) is a retired Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968…
Jitsuko Saito (斎藤 実子, Saitō Jitsuko; born 18 May 1946) is a retired Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and finished in 26th and 20th place in 1500 m and 3000 m, respectively. She is sometimes confused with Sachiko Saito who also competed in speed skating at the 1968 Olympics. Personal bests: 500 m – 49.3 (1968) 1000 m – 1:38.7 (1968) 1500 m – 2:28.1 (1968) 3000 m – 5:20.5 (1965)
Masaki Suzuki (鈴木 正樹, Suzuki Masaki; born 2 January 1945) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter…
Masaki Suzuki (鈴木 正樹, Suzuki Masaki; born 2 January 1945) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Takayuki Hida (肥田隆行, Hida Takayuki; born May 4, 1944) is a retired Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 and…
Takayuki Hida (肥田隆行, Hida Takayuki; born May 4, 1944) is a retired Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 m events and finished in 37th and 13th place, respectively. His best achievement in the world sprint championships was fourth place in 1971. Personal bests: 500 m – 38.4 (1971) 1000 m – 1:20.8 (1971) 1500 m – 2:07.9 (1971)
Misae Takeda (武田 美佐江, Takeda Misae; born 22 October 1943) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the…
Misae Takeda (武田 美佐江, Takeda Misae; born 22 October 1943) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
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