is a Japanese former

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. He was eight times national road race champion, raced professionally in Europe, represented Japan at world track championships, and even became national champion in

mountain biking Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

. He competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, the first in the men's individual road race, the second in men's cross-country mountain biking. He won the second edition of the

Tour de Okinawa The is an annual professional road bicycle racing Classic cycle races, classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour i ...

in 1990. After retirement, he began coaching and served as a coach for the national team at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Major results

;1990 : 1st

;1991 : 1st MaillotJapón

Road race, National Road Championships ;1992 : 1st MaillotJapón

Road race, National Road Championships ;2001 : 5th

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* 1961 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Japan Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in cycling Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Saga Prefecture Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub