Seiko Hashimoto
| Seiko Hashimoto | |
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| 橋本 聖子 | |
Hashimoto speaking in Iraq in 2008 as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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Assumed office July 1995 |
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| Personal details | |
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5 October 1964 Hayakita, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Komazawa University Tomakomai Senior High School |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Japan
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| Women's speed skating | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Albertville | 1500 metres |
| World Championships | ||
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1990 Calgary | Allround |
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1989 Heerenveen | Sprint |
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1992 Heerenveen | Allround |
| Asian Winter Games | ||
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1986 Sapporo | 500 m |
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1986 Sapporo | 1500 m |
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1990 Sapporo | 500 m |
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1990 Sapporo | 1000 m |
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1990 Sapporo | 1500 m |
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1990 Sapporo | 3000 m |
| Women's cycling | ||
| Asian Games | ||
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1994 Hiroshima | Individual pursuit |
| Asian Championships | ||
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1995 Quezon City | Sprint |
Seiko Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 聖子 Hashimoto Seiko?, born 5 October 1964) is a Japanese politician who was formerly a speed skater and track cycling sprinter. She has the most Olympic appearances of any Japanese athlete, representing her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics from 1984 to 1994 and in three consecutive Summer Olympics from 1988 to 1996. She is currently a member of the House of Councillors from the Liberal Democratic Party, and serves as the President of the Japan Skating Federation.
Hashimoto was born in Hayakita, Hokkaido, in 1964. Her father gave her the name Seiko after the Olympic Flame (seika 聖火), inspired by the Tokyo Olympics that year. She graduated from a high school affiliated with Komazawa University in 1983 and joined the Fuji Kyuko railway company.
She appeared in her first Olympics in 1984 in Sarajevo, competing in 500, 1000, 1500 and 3000 m speed skating events. In the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, she placed fifth in both the 500 and 1000 m speed skating events. She won the bronze medal in the 1500 m speed skating event in her third Winter Olympic appearance at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and also competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, placing sixth in the 3000 m speed skating event.
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