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Hiroyasu Shimizu

1974 - Today

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Hiroyasu Shimizu (清水 宏保, Shimizu Hiroyasu; born 27 February 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic gold medal from 1998 in the 500 m, and held the 500 m record (34.32). He was married to Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Hiroyasu Shimizu is the 283rd most popular skater (down from 274th in 2024), the 3,222nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,452nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Hiroyasu Shimizu ranks 283 out of 483. Before him are Miki Ando, Denis Petrov, Sergey Fokichev, Povilas Vanagas, David Pelletier, and Tanith Belbin White. After him are Chun Lee-kyung, Lyudmila Prokasheva, Oksana Kazakova, Anke Baier-Loef, Arianna Fontana, and Bob de Jong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hiroyasu Shimizu ranks 857. Before him are Marcus Ehning, Jeppe Kofod, Urmila Matondkar, Vitaly Milonov, Philippe Léonard, and Roman Hamrlík. After him are Naoki Matsuyo, Gogi Koguashvili, Lhakpa Sherpa, Dmitri Torgovanov, Ömer Çatkıç, and Greg Vanney.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hiroyasu Shimizu ranks 3,229 out of 6,245. Before him are Takahiro Shimotaira (1971), Hisako Kanemoto (1987), Shokichi Sato (1971), Eleanor Matsuura (1983), Shigenori Hagimura (1976), and Hitomi Shimatani (1980). After him are Akiko Hayakawa (1950), Koki Uchiyama (1990), Nao Tōyama (1992), Karina Maruyama (1983), Masaaki Higashiguchi (1986), and Kenji Oba (1967).

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Among SKATERS In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Hiroyasu Shimizu ranks 9. Before him are Shizuka Arakawa (1981), Mao Asada (1990), Yuko Kavaguti (1981), Yuka Sato (1973), Akira Kuroiwa (1961), and Miki Ando (1987). After him are Yoshihiro Kitazawa (1962), Nobunari Oda (1987), Kaori Sakamoto (2000), Daisuke Takahashi (1986), Fumie Suguri (1980), and Hiromi Yamamoto (1970).

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