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8 October 1973 Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keiji Shirahata (白幡圭史 Shirahata Keiji) (born 8 October 1973) is a retired Japanese speed skater.
With two silver and one bronze medals at the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships he has been the most successful Japanese long track speed skater in all-round competitions. He was ranked 4th on the Adelskalender in February 1997. Shirahata established 22 national records and was nine times national all-round champion.