, (4 December 1916 – 12 August 2011) was a Japanese

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 5000 m events and finished in 22nd and 31st place, respectively. In retirement Nando worked as a skating coach, and trained the national team for the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. He served as president of

Japan Skating Federation The Japan Skating Federation ( ja, 日本スケート連盟) is the sports governing body of Japan for figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in 1929. The current president (since 2019) is Akihisa Nagashima, a ...

and of Japan Curling Association. He was instrumental in adding curling to the 1998 Nagano Olympics. In 2000 he was awarded the

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, and in 2006 the Freytag Award from the

World Curling Federation The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. T ...

. He was the first Asian person to receive the Freytag Award. Personal bests: * 500 m – 44.5 (1938) * 1500 m – 2:27.3 (1939) * 5000 m – 9:11.0 (1940) * 10000 m – 19:31.8 (1938)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nando, Kunio 1916 births 2011 deaths Japanese male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Japan