Hiroyasu Shimizu

Hiroyasu Shimizu (清水 宏保, Shimizu Hiroyasu; born 27 February 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic gold medal from 1998 in the 500 m, and held the 500 m record (34.32).^{[citation needed]}

Hiroyasu Shimizu

Personal information
Born	27 February 1974 (1974-02-27) (age 51) Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Olympic Games 1998 Nagano 500 m 2002 Salt Lake City 500 m 1998 Nagano 1000 m World Single Distance Championships 1996 Hamar 500 m 1998 Calgary 500 m 1999 Heerenveen 500 m 2000 Nagano 500 m 2001 Salt Lake City 500 m 1999 Heerenveen 1000 m 2003 Berlin 500 m 2005 Inzell 500 m 1997 Warszawa 500 m 1998 Calgary 1000 m World Sprint Championships 1995 Milwaukee Sprint 1996 Heerenveen Sprint 2001 Inzell Sprint 1993 Ikaho Sprint 1999 Calgary Sprint 2000 Seoul Sprint Asian Games 2003 Aomori 500 m 2003 Aomori 1000 m

He was married to Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki.^{[citation needed]}

World records

Event	Time	Date	Venue
500 m	35.39	2 March 1996	Olympic Oval, Calgary
500 m	35.36	28 March 1998	Olympic Oval, Calgary
500 m	34.82	28 March 1998	Olympic Oval, Calgary
2x500 m	68.960	10 March 2001	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
500 m	34.32	10 March 2001	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[1]