Tsuyaka Uchino (内野 艶和, Uchino Tsuyaka; born 13 January 2002) is a Japanese racing cyclist representing NEXETIS at…Tsuyaka Uchino (内野 艶和, Uchino Tsuyaka; born 13 January 2002) is a Japanese racing cyclist representing NEXETIS at professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She won a bronze medal in the points race at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams…Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams at professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Kaiya Ota (太田海也, Ōta Kaiya; born 27 July 1999) is a Japanese track cyclist. He is also active in Japan as a keirin…Kaiya Ota (太田海也, Ōta Kaiya; born 27 July 1999) is a Japanese track cyclist. He is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist representing the Okayama branch of the Japan Keirin Association.
Shinji Nakano (中野慎詞, Nakano Shinji; born 8 June 1999) is a Japanese track cyclist. He is also active in Japan as a…Shinji Nakano (中野慎詞, Nakano Shinji; born 8 June 1999) is a Japanese track cyclist. He is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's keirin in Paris on 11 August 2024. He is not to be confused with the ex-Formula 1 driver of the same name or the similar named ex-MotoGP rider Shinya Nakano
Mina Sato (born 7 December 1998) is a Japanese track cyclist. She won a medal at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World…Mina Sato (born 7 December 1998) is a Japanese track cyclist. She won a medal at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Nao Suzuki (鈴木 奈央, Suzuki Nao; born 9 February 1997) is a Japanese racing cyclist. She rode in the women's scratch…Nao Suzuki (鈴木 奈央, Suzuki Nao; born 9 February 1997) is a Japanese racing cyclist. She rode in the women's scratch event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Yuta Obara (小原佑太, Obara Yuta; born 29 February 1996) is a Japanese track cyclist. He is also active in Japan as a…Yuta Obara (小原佑太, Obara Yuta; born 29 February 1996) is a Japanese track cyclist. He is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Riyu Ohta (太田りゆ, Ōhta Riyu; born 17 August 1994) is a Japanese track cyclist representing Team Bridgestone Cycling at…Riyu Ohta (太田りゆ, Ōhta Riyu; born 17 August 1994) is a Japanese track cyclist representing Team Bridgestone Cycling at the professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Yūka Kobayashi (小林 優香, Kobayashi Yūka; January 1, 1994) comes from Tosu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She is a…Yūka Kobayashi (小林 優香, Kobayashi Yūka; January 1, 1994) comes from Tosu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She is a professional track cyclist.
Eiya Hashimoto (橋本 英也, Hashimoto Eiya; born 15 December 1993) is a Japanese road and track cyclist, who currently rides…Eiya Hashimoto (橋本 英也, Hashimoto Eiya; born 15 December 1993) is a Japanese road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the Men's Omnium. He qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂, Yoshikawa Miho; born 15 January 1993) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who last rode…Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂, Yoshikawa Miho; born 15 January 1993) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team Bizkaia–Durango. She rode in the women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing in 21st place.
Kento Yamasaki (山﨑 賢人, Yamasaki Kento)(born 17 December 1992), a Japanese racing cyclist, best known for his surprise…Kento Yamasaki (山﨑 賢人, Yamasaki Kento)(born 17 December 1992), a Japanese racing cyclist, best known for his surprise win in the Keirin at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup. Yamasaki had made his World Championship debut in 2021, finishing fifth in the Keirin, and won the individual sprint at the 2022 Asian Cycling Championships, and the Keirin at the 2024 championships. Yamasaki was Japan's first male Keirin world champion since 1987.
Shogo Ichimaru (一丸 尚伍, Ichimaru Shōgo; born (1992-01-04)4 January 1992) is a Japanese road and track cyclist. For road…Shogo Ichimaru (一丸 尚伍, Ichimaru Shōgo; born (1992-01-04)4 January 1992) is a Japanese road and track cyclist. For road racing, he lastly rode for UCI Continental team Shimano Racing Team. He won the silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships. Since 2022 he's a Keirin racer.
Takako Ishii (石井 貴子, Ishii Takako; born 17 February 1990) is a track cyclist from Japan. She represented her nation at…Takako Ishii (石井 貴子, Ishii Takako; born 17 February 1990) is a track cyclist from Japan. She represented her nation at the 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She is also a professional keirin cyclist.
Yuki Kitai (北井 佑季, Kitai Yūki; born January 27, 1990) was a Japanese former football player belonged to SC Sagamihara.…Yuki Kitai (北井 佑季, Kitai Yūki; born January 27, 1990) was a Japanese former football player belonged to SC Sagamihara. Now, he is a professional track cyclist.
Kazuki Amagai (雨谷 一樹, Amagai Kazuki; born 14 January 1990) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist. He rode at the…Kazuki Amagai (雨谷 一樹, Amagai Kazuki; born 14 January 1990) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In Japan he is mostly known as a professional keirin cyclist.
Tomohiro Fukaya (深谷知広, Fukaya Tomohiro; born 1 March 1990) is a Japanese born racing cyclist. He rode in the men's…Tomohiro Fukaya (深谷知広, Fukaya Tomohiro; born 1 March 1990) is a Japanese born racing cyclist. He rode in the men's sprint event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Kazushige Kuboki (窪木 一茂, Kuboki Kazushige; born 6 June 1989) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who currently…Kazushige Kuboki (窪木 一茂, Kuboki Kazushige; born 6 June 1989) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In June 2015, he won the Japanese National Road Race Championships. He also competed at the 2014 Asian Games. In October 2015, he announced that he would ride for Nippo–Vini Fantini in 2016.
Yuta Wakimoto (脇本 雄太, Wakimoto Yūta; born 21 March 1989) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for…Yuta Wakimoto (脇本 雄太, Wakimoto Yūta; born 21 March 1989) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling. He competed in the keirin event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is also a professional keirin cyclist. He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yudai Nitta (新田祐大, Nitta Yūdai; born 25 January 1986) is a Japanese track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he…Yudai Nitta (新田祐大, Nitta Yūdai; born 25 January 1986) is a Japanese track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's team sprint for the national team. He is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist. He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin…Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin cyclist. He won the silver medal in the 1 km time trial at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships.
Tsubasa Kitatsuru (北津留 翼, Kitatsuru Tsubasa; born April 26, 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional…Tsubasa Kitatsuru (北津留 翼, Kitatsuru Tsubasa; born April 26, 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional track cyclist. He has collected five Asian Championships and two Asian Games medals to his career hardware in men's sprint, and later represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kitatsuru currently races for the Japan Professional Cycling Union. Emerging as one of Japan's most successful sprinters in track cycling, Kitatsuru sought sporting headlines at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, where he defeated South Korea's Choi Lae-Seon in the decided with a best time of 10.882 seconds, making him the fifth Japanese rider in the Games' history to take home the men's sprint gold. Kitatsuru qualified for his first Japanese squad, as a 23-year-old, in the men's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the team's four available berths based on UCI's selection process from the Track World Rankings. Kitatsuru lost his round-of-sixteen match-up against France's Mickaël Bourgain, and finished second in his repechage heat behind Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang, thus eliminating him from the tournament. Earlier in the morning session, Kitatsuru grabbed a fourteenth seed with a time of 10.391. At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Kitatsuru missed his title defense to settle only for the silver medal in men' sprint, after losing out to host nation China's Zhang Lei on a two-race final match.
Jumpei Yoshizawa (吉澤 純平, Yoshizawa Junpei; born (1985-03-16)March 16, 1985 in Nagano) is a Japanese former short-track…Jumpei Yoshizawa (吉澤 純平, Yoshizawa Junpei; born (1985-03-16)March 16, 1985 in Nagano) is a Japanese former short-track speed-skater. Yoshizawa competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. In the 500 metres, he advanced to the quarterfinals, where he finished 4th, failing to advance. In the 1500 metres, he placed 5th in his opening heat, advancing to the semifinals, where he finished 6th, again failing to advance. His best overall finish was in the 500, where he placed 14th. Yoshizawa's best performance at the World Championships came in 2004, when he placed 5th as a member of the Japanese 5000 metre relay team. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships for Japan. Yoshizawa's top World Cup ranking in short track speed skating is 30th, in the 1500 metres in 2009–10.
Tomoyuki Kawabata (河端 朋之, Kawabata Tomoyuki; born 7 February 1985) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist. He rode…Tomoyuki Kawabata (河端 朋之, Kawabata Tomoyuki; born 7 February 1985) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is also a professional keirin cyclist. He also competed at the 2014 Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the team sprint.
Kota Asai (浅井 康太, Asai Kōta; born 22 June 1984) is a Japanese male track cyclist, riding for the national team. He…Kota Asai (浅井 康太, Asai Kōta; born 22 June 1984) is a Japanese male track cyclist, riding for the national team. He competed at the 2010 and 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is also a professional keirin cyclist.
Ryoko Nakagawa (中川 諒子, Nakagawa Ryōko; born 29 May 1984) is a Japanese female track cyclist. She competed in the 500 m…Ryoko Nakagawa (中川 諒子, Nakagawa Ryōko; born 29 May 1984) is a Japanese female track cyclist. She competed in the 500 m time trial and team sprint event at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She is also a professional keirin cyclist.
Kazunari Watanabe (渡邉一成, Watanabe Kazunari; born 12 August 1983) is a Japanese cyclist. Watanabe has competed in the…Kazunari Watanabe (渡邉一成, Watanabe Kazunari; born 12 August 1983) is a Japanese cyclist. Watanabe has competed in the keirin and other track events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He also competes in Japanese professional keirin cycling competitions.
Kiyofumi Nagai (永井 清史, Nagai Kiyofumi) (born 18 May 1983) is a track cyclist from Japan. He won a bronze medal in the…Kiyofumi Nagai (永井 清史, Nagai Kiyofumi) (born 18 May 1983) is a track cyclist from Japan. He won a bronze medal in the Keirin race at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Teruhiro Sugimori (born 15 October 1982) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the…Teruhiro Sugimori (born 15 October 1982) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Yukari Watanabe (渡邊 ゆかり, Watanabe Yukari; born 28 April 1981) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 2002…Yukari Watanabe (渡邊 ゆかり, Watanabe Yukari; born 28 April 1981) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Masaki Inoue (井上昌己, Inoue Masaki; born July 25, 1979) is a Japanese cyclist. He won the silver medal in the Men's team…Masaki Inoue (井上昌己, Inoue Masaki; born July 25, 1979) is a Japanese cyclist. He won the silver medal in the Men's team sprint in the 2004 Summer Olympics along with Toshiaki Fushimi and Tomohiro Nagatsuka. In Japan, he is mostly known as a keirin cyclist. In 2008, he won the Keirin Grand Prix and was the year's top money winner.
Seiichiro Nakagawa (中川 誠一郎, Nakagawa Seiichirō; born 7 June 1979) is a Japanese track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer…Seiichiro Nakagawa (中川 誠一郎, Nakagawa Seiichirō; born 7 June 1979) is a Japanese track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sprint.
Kazuya Narita (成田 和也, born (1979-02-25)25 February 1979) is a Japanese male track cyclist, and part of the national…Kazuya Narita (成田 和也, born (1979-02-25)25 February 1979) is a Japanese male track cyclist, and part of the national team. He competed in the 2007 and 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is also a professional keirin cyclist.
Takafumi Nishitani (西谷 岳文, Nishitani Takafumi) (born January 17, 1979, in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese short track…Takafumi Nishitani (西谷 岳文, Nishitani Takafumi) (born January 17, 1979, in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Now, Nishitani practices Keirin.
Ken Yoshizawa (吉澤 賢, Yoshizawa Ken; born July 7, 1978 in Shisui, Chiba) is a Japanese former hurdler and currently a…Ken Yoshizawa (吉澤 賢, Yoshizawa Ken; born July 7, 1978 in Shisui, Chiba) is a Japanese former hurdler and currently a professional keirin cyclist. He represented Japan at the 2004 Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles. He also ran in the 2001 and 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. By virtue of his competing in a rare 300 metres hurdles race in Sheffield in 2002, he is ranked in the all-time top 25 of the event.
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.
Ikuko Okamura (岡村 育子, Okamura Ikuko; born 17 September 1976) is a Japanese former field hockey player who competed in…Ikuko Okamura (岡村 育子, Okamura Ikuko; born 17 September 1976) is a Japanese former field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Toshiaki Fushimi (伏見俊昭, Fushimi Toshiaki; February 4, 1976 – July 19, 2026) was a Japanese cyclist. He won the Silver…Toshiaki Fushimi (伏見俊昭, Fushimi Toshiaki; February 4, 1976 – July 19, 2026) was a Japanese cyclist. He won the Silver Medal in the Men's team sprint in the 2004 Summer Olympics along with Masaki Inoue and Tomohiro Nagatsuka. In Japan, he is mostly known as a keirin cyclist, with over 400 victories. Fushimi died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 50, following an accident during a keirin race in Japan.
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.
Toyoki Takeda (武田 豊樹, Takeda Toyoki; born 9 January 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the…Toyoki Takeda (武田 豊樹, Takeda Toyoki; born 9 January 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Keiji Kojima (小嶋 敬二, Kojima Keiji; born 9 November 1969) is a Japanese cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1992…Keiji Kojima (小嶋 敬二, Kojima Keiji; born 9 November 1969) is a Japanese cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is also a professional keirin cyclist with over 600 wins. He won the best keirin cyclist of the year award in 2007.
Hideki Miwa (三和 英樹, Miwa Hideki; born 13 March 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at…Hideki Miwa (三和 英樹, Miwa Hideki; born 13 March 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the men's sprint at the 1990 Asian Games. He later became a professional keirin cyclist, accumulating more than 300 wins.
Hiroshi Toyooka (豊岡 弘, Toyooka Hiroshi; born 14 January 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the 1 km…Hiroshi Toyooka (豊岡 弘, Toyooka Hiroshi; born 14 January 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the 1 km time trial event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Yuichiro Kamiyama (born 7 April 1968) is a Japanese former track cyclist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and…Yuichiro Kamiyama (born 7 April 1968) is a Japanese former track cyclist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Kazuaki Sasaki (佐々木 一昭, Sasaki Kazuaki; born 17 July 1967) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team…Kazuaki Sasaki (佐々木 一昭, Sasaki Kazuaki; born 17 July 1967) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He later became a professional keirin cyclist with over 200 wins.
Koichi Azuma (我妻 広一, Azuma Kōichi; born 24 October 1966) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit…Koichi Azuma (我妻 広一, Azuma Kōichi; born 24 October 1966) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He later became a professional keirin cyclist with more than 200 wins.
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.
Nobuyuki Tawara (俵 信之, Tawara Nobuyuki; 22 September 1964) is a Japanese former track cyclist who won the sprint…Nobuyuki Tawara (俵 信之, Tawara Nobuyuki; 22 September 1964) is a Japanese former track cyclist who won the sprint competition at the 1987 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, along with bronze medals in the same event in 1986 and 1988. He was also a professional keirin cyclist with over 400 wins.
Katsuo Nakatake (中武 克雄, Nakatake Katsuo; born 28 March 1964) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the sprint…Katsuo Nakatake (中武 克雄, Nakatake Katsuo; born 28 March 1964) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is also a professional keirin cyclist with more than 300 wins.
