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Hiroyasu Shimizu

Hiroyasu Shimizu
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Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hamar 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 Calgary 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Heerenveen 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nagano 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Salt Lake City 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Berlin 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Inzell 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Heerenveen 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1995 Milwaukee Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1996 Heerenveen Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2001 Inzell Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Warszawa 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Calgary 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ikaho Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Calgary Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Seoul Sprint
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aomori 1000 m

Hiroyasu Shimizu (清水宏保 in Japanese, born 27 February 1974 in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic gold medal from 1998 in the 500 m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100 m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds. He formerly held the 500 m record (34.32) but was later beaten by fellow Japanese skater Joji Kato.

He is well known for his physical handicaps, with a height of only 162 cm, and he has an asthma, for which he was featured in a commercial for an asthma drug by GlaxoSmithKline.

He married Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki ().

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com



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