 Suzuki in 1962 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 10, 1942[1] Sakhalin, Japan (now Russia) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating, sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Meiji University Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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Keiichi Suzuki (鈴木 惠一, Suzuki Keiichi, born November 10, 1942) is a retired Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1500 m events with the best result of fifth place in the 500 m in 1964.[1] He set two world records in the 500 m event in 1969–70.
Suzuki took the Athlete's Oath at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.[2]
World records
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 39.2 | March 1, 1969 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell |
| 500 m | 38.71 | March 7, 1970 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]
References
- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keiichi Suzuki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ↑ Sapporo 1972. olympic.org
- ↑ "Keiichi Suzuki". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
External links
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- Keiichi Suzuki at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Keiichi Suzuki at Olympics.com
- Keiichi Suzuki at Olympedia
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