Keiichi Suzuki (speed skater)

Keiichi Suzuki

Keiichi Suzuki in 1962
Personal information
Born (1942-11-10) November 10, 1942[1]
Sakhalin, 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

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 1968 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

DisciplineTimeDateLocation
500 m39.2March 1, 1969Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell
500 m38.71March 7, 1970Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]

References

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  2. Sapporo 1972. olympic.org
  3. "Keiichi Suzuki". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.


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