is 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. ...

. She competed at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

and the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

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1971 births Living people Japanese female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Japan Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Universiade silver medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in speed skating Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-speed-skating-bio-stub