Hiroyasu Shimizu

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).

Hiroyasu Shimizu
Personal information
Born27 February 1974 (1974-02-27) (age 50)
Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano500 m
2002 Salt Lake City500 m
1998 Nagano1000 m
World Single Distance Championships
1996 Hamar500 m
1998 Calgary500 m
1999 Heerenveen500 m
2000 Nagano500 m
2001 Salt Lake City500 m
1999 Heerenveen1000 m
2003 Berlin500 m
2005 Inzell500 m
1997 Warszawa500 m
1998 Calgary1000 m
World Sprint Championships
1995 MilwaukeeSprint
1996 HeerenveenSprint
2001 InzellSprint
1993 IkahoSprint
1999 CalgarySprint
2000 SeoulSprint
Asian Games
2003 Aomori500 m
2003 Aomori1000 m

He was married Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki.

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