is a Japanese

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. Shimizu's debut in

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took place in November 2012 in

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. On 23 November 2013, he won bronze at a team event with Japan in Klingenthal at large hill. His first name, Reruhi, refers to Austrian military officer Theodor Edler von Lerch, who introduced skiing to Japan in 1911.

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1993 births Living people Japanese male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers of Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub