is a retired

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ese sprinter turned bobsledder who represented his country at the

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and

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 ...

. He is the first and only Japanese male athlete to compete in both the

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and Winter Olympic games (As of 2020). During his athletics career he also competed at two World Indoor Championships, in

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and

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. He was the former national record holder in the 100 metres and the first Japanese to run under 10.3 seconds. He is currently the deputy director of track and field club at Chukyo University.

Athletics career

International competitions

National titles

* Japanese Championships **100 metres: 1989 **4 × 100 metres relay: 1987

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 10.28 (+1.4 m/s, Tokyo 1988): Former national record Indoor * 60 metres – 6.76 (Budapest 1989)

Bobsleigh career

International competitions

References

External links

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All-Athletics profile
(archived)
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* 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Wakayama (city) Japanese male sprinters Japanese male bobsledders Japanese athletics coaches Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Japan Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Japan Championships in Athletics winners Chukyo University alumni 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub