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Joji Kato

1985 - Today

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Joji Kato (加藤条治, Katō Jōji) (born 6 February 1985) is a Japanese speedskater whose specialty is in the sprinting distance event of 500 metres. At the age of 17 he became the first junior speedskater to skate the 500 metres in less than 35 seconds. Until 9 March 2007 he was the world record holder with the 34.30 he skated in Salt Lake City on 19 November 2005. He lost the world record to Lee Kang-seok, who skated 34.25 in Salt Lake City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Joji Kato is the 5,730th most popular athlete (down from 5,074th in 2024), the 4,306th most popular biography from Japan (down from 3,363rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joji Kato ranks 5,730 out of 6,025. Before him are Vitalina Batsarashkina, Martin Cross, Carina Bär, Ivo Angelov, Jessica Rossi, and Alla Vazhenina. After him are Elana Meyers, Dominique Maltais, Konrad Wasielewski, Mike Rodgers, Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, and Lukas Weißhaidinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Joji Kato ranks 1,253. Before him are Anke Karstens, Takashi Kamoshida, Tendai Ndoro, Loui Eriksson, Paul Stastny, and Shea Weber. After him are Zhang Xin, Míchel, Margot Boer, Ramón Núñez, Mike Rodgers, and Albert Saritov.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Joji Kato ranks 4,319 out of 6,245. Before him are Kentaro Kawasaki (1982), Yoshinari Hyakutake (1977), Yuki Fuji (1981), Naoki Ishihara (1984), Yohei Takasu (1981), and Hina Kino (1997). After him are Issei Takayanagi (1986), Jurina Matsui (1997), Nobuaki Yanagida (1970), Norihiro Yamagishi (1978), Hideaki Tominaga (1976), and Moeno Sakaguchi (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Joji Kato ranks 84. Before him are Kaori Kawanaka (1991), Miki Kanie (1988), Joseph Bell (null), Takuya Kai (1992), Hiroyuki Tomita (1980), and Haruka Kitaguchi (1998). After him are Daichi Takatani (1994), Kayoko Fukushi (1982), Kaori Takahashi (1974), Yuto Horigome (1999), Suguru Osako (1991), and Hisayoshi Harasawa (1992).

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