is a Japanese former

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

who won the sprint competition at the

1987 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1987 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Vienna, Austria in August 1987. Fourteen events were contested, 12 for men (5 for professionals, 7 for amateurs) and 2 for women. M ...

, along with bronze medals in the same event in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

and

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

. He was also a professional keirin cyclist with over 400 wins.

References

* 1964 births Living people Japanese male cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Japanese track cyclists Sportspeople from Asahikawa {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub