Keiji Shirahata
Japanese speed skater / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keiji Shirahata (白幡 圭史, Shirahata Keiji, born 8 October 1973) is a retired Japanese speed skater.
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Born | (1973-10-08) 8 October 1973 (age 50) Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With two silver and one bronze medals at the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships he has been the most successful Japanese long track speed skater in all-round competitions. He was ranked 4th on the Adelskalender in February 1997.[1] Shirahata established 22 national records and was nine times national all-round champion.[2]