Manabu Horii

Manabu Horii (堀井 学, Horii Manabu) (born February 19, 1972) is a former Japanese politician and speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.^[1] He ended his speed skating career in 2002.

Manabu Horii
堀井 学
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 December 2012 – 28 August 2024
Preceded by	Yukio Hatoyama
Succeeded by	Yūsuke Takahashi
Constituency	Hokkaido 9th (2012–2021) Hokkaido PR (2021–2024)
Member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
In office 8 April 2007 – 4 December 2012
Constituency	Noboribetsu City
Personal details
Born	(1972-02-19) 19 February 1972 (age 53) Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal Democratic
Sports career
Country	Japan
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 500 m World Single Distance Championships 1997 Warsaw 500 m World Sprint Championships 1996 Heerenveen Sprint

Horii represented Noboribetsu in the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2007 to 2012. In the 2012 general election of the House of Representatives, he was elected the as LDP candidate in Hokkaido 9th district seeking to succeed retiring Democrat Yukio Hatoyama. He was nominated in July 2012 when Hatoyama was still expected to run for re-election.^[2]

In July 2024, Horii left the LDP. On 28 August 2024, Horii resigned from the House of Representatives following a scandal over his giving out condolence money to constituents for funerals he did not personally attend in violation of election laws.^[3]

World records

Event	Time	Date	Venue
1000 m	1:11.67	March 1, 1996	Olympic Oval, Calgary
Sprint combination	143.425	March 3, 1996	Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m	1:10.63	November 22, 1997	Olympic Oval, Calgary

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[4]