is a Japanese former

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who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in Nagano Prefecture. In 1952 he finished sixth in the 500 metres competition and 34th in the 1500 metres event. Four years later he finished 30th in the 500 metres contest at the 1956 Games.

References

Kiyotaka Takabayashi's profile at Sports Reference.com

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* 1928 births Possibly living people Japanese male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Japan Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-speed-skating-bio-stub