is a Japanese short-track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Yuichi Akasaka, Tatsuyoshi Ishihara and Tsutomu Kawasaki. Before 1992, he won two gold medals in the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, 1985 and 1987. He is currently working at the University of Tsukuba. External links 1967 births Living people Japanese male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of Japan Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Short track speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Short track speed skaters at the 1986 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Winter Games Universiade medalists in short track speed skating Sportspeople from Nagoya University of Tsukuba alumni Academic staff of the University of Tsukuba Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade 20th-century Japanese people