is a Japanese cyclist. He won the Silver Medal in the Men's team sprint in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

along with Masaki Inoue and Tomohiro Nagatsuka. In Japan, he is mostly known as a

keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...

cyclist, with over 400 victories.

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1976 births Living people Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Japanese male cyclists Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Keirin cyclists Olympic medalists in cycling 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub