Junichi Inoue
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese speed skater
who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics
and in the 1994 Winter Olympics
.
He was born in Arakawa, Saitama
.
In 1992 he won the bronze medal in the 500 metres event.
Two years later he finished sixth in the 500 metres competition
and eighth in the 1000 metres contest.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
and in the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
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He was born in Arakawa, Saitama
Arakawa, Saitama
was a village located in Chichibu District, Saitama, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,184 and a density of 131.66 persons per km²...
.
In 1992 he won the bronze medal in the 500 metres event.
Two years later he finished sixth in the 500 metres competition
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
and eighth in the 1000 metres contest.