Hiroyasu Shimizu
Hiroyasu Shimizu (清水 宏保, Shimizu Hiroyasu, born 27 February 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic gold medal from 1998 in the 500 m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100 m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds. He formerly held the 500 m record (34.32) but was later beaten by fellow Japanese skater Joji Kato.
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Born | 27 February 1974 46) Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is well known for his physical handicaps, with a height of only 162 centimetres (5 ft 4 in), and he has an asthma, for which he was featured in a commercial for an asthma drug by GlaxoSmithKline.
He married Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki (高垣麗子).
World records
Event | Time | Date | Venue |
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500 m | 35.39 | 2 March 1996 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
500 m | 35.36 | 28 March 1998 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
500 m | 34.82 | 28 March 1998 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
2x500 m | 68.960 | 10 March 2001 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
500 m | 34.32 | 10 March 2001 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
References
- "Hiroyasu Shimizu". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- Hiroyasu Shimizu at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hiroyasu Shimizu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010.
- Photos of Hiroyasu Shimizu
- "Hiroyasu Shimizu". SpeedskatingResults.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
External links
- Hiroyasu Shimizu at the International Skating Union
- Hiroyasu Shimizu at the International Olympic Committee
- Hiroyasu Shimizu at the Olympic Channel
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Oscar Mathisen Award 2001 |
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