(born January 17, 1979 in
Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese
short track speed skater
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...
. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at 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 ...
in
Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture
*** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics
*** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano
*** Nagano Universi ...
.
["1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Speed Skating"]
(Retrieved on April 10, 2008)
Now, Nishitani practices
Keirin.
References
External links
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RACERPROFILE(日本語)- Keirin(
競輪)
Takafumi Nishitaniat ISU
1979 births
Living people
Japanese male short track speed skaters
Olympic short track speed skaters of Japan
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Olympic medalists in short track speed skating
Short track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating
Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Short track speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Universiade medalists in short track speed skating
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
People from Tadaoka, Osaka
Universiade gold medalists for Japan
Universiade silver medalists for Japan
Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade
20th-century Japanese people
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