is a Japanese

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der who has competed since 1992. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in both the two-man and four-man events at

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. Suzuki was eligible to compete for the

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for

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, but lost out to fellow bobsledder Suguru Kiyokawa. Suzuki's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 19th in the four-man event at

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. His best World Cup finish was 21st on three occasions (twice in 2005, once in 2010).

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