Hiroyasu Shimizu
Personal information
Born27 February 1974 (1974-02-27) (age 49)
Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Nagano500 m
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake City500 m
Bronze medal – third place1998 Nagano1000 m
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Hamar500 m
Gold medal – first place1998 Calgary500 m
Gold medal – first place1999 Heerenveen500 m
Gold medal – first place2000 Nagano500 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Salt Lake City500 m
Silver medal – second place1999 Heerenveen1000 m
Silver medal – second place2003 Berlin500 m
Silver medal – second place2005 Inzell500 m
Bronze medal – third place1997 Warszawa500 m
Bronze medal – third place1998 Calgary1000 m
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 MilwaukeeSprint
Silver medal – second place1996 HeerenveenSprint
Silver medal – second place2001 InzellSprint
Bronze medal – third place1993 IkahoSprint
Bronze medal – third place1999 CalgarySprint
Bronze medal – third place2000 SeoulSprint
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Aomori500 m
Silver medal – second place2003 Aomori1000 m

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 Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki.

World records

EventTimeDateVenue
500 m35.392 March 1996Olympic Oval, Calgary
500 m35.3628 March 1998Olympic Oval, Calgary
500 m34.8228 March 1998Olympic Oval, Calgary
2x500 m68.96010 March 2001Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
500 m34.3210 March 2001Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hiroyasu Shimizu". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.



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