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Born |
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
8 October 1973 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Keiji Shirahata (白幡圭史 Shirahata Keiji) (born 8 October 1973) is a retired Japanese speed skater.
With two silver and one bronze medals at the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships he has been the most successful Japanese long track speed skater in all-round competitions. He was ranked 4th on the Adelskalender in February 1997. Shirahata established 22 national records and was nine times national all-round champion.