Yasuo Kawamura ( ja, 河村 泰男; 7 May 1908 – 13 October 1997) was a Japanese
speed skater
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who competed in the
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ...
and
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...
.
In 1932 he participated in the
500 metres competition, in the
1500 metres event, in the
5000 metres competition, and in the
10000 metres event, but was eliminated in the heats in all four contests.
Four years later he finished 28th in the
1500 metres competition.
Early life
Kawamura was born in Ogoto, Ōtsu,
Shiga
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...
before moving to Korea and eventually Manchuria with his family. Here, he started speed skating.
Death
Kawamure died on 13 October 1997 in
Sapporo, Hokkaido
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.
Best times
* 500m – 45.8 (1936)
* 1500m – 2:28.2 (1936)
* 5000m – 9:22.6 (1932)
* 10000m – 19:52.5 (1935)
References
External links
Speed skating 1932+1936
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1908 births
1997 deaths
Japanese male speed skaters
Speed skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skaters of Japan
Sportspeople from Shiga Prefecture
20th-century Japanese people
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