Takafumi Nishitani

Takafumi Nishitani (西谷 岳文, Nishitani Takafumi) (born January 17, 1979, in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1]

Takafumi Nishitani
Personal information
Born (1979-01-17) January 17, 1979
Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano 500 m
World Championships
2000 Sheffield5000m relay
World Team Championships
1999 St. LouisTeam
2004 Saint PetersburgTeam
Asian Winter Games
2003 Aomori500 m
2003 Aomori5000 m relay
Winter Universiade
1999 Poprad-Tatry5000 m relay
2001 Zakopane500 m
1999 Poprad-Tatry3000 m
1999 Poprad-Tatry500 m
2001 Zakopane5000 m relay

Now, Nishitani practices Keirin.

References
  1. "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Speed Skating" Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on April 10, 2008)


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