is a Japanese former

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed in the sprint event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. He won the gold medal in the men's sprint at the

1990 Asian Games ) , nations = 31 , athletes = 6,122 , events = 308 in 27 sports , opening = 22 September 1990 , closing = 7 October 1990 , opened_by = Yang Shangkun , closed_by = Roy de Silva , athlete_oath = Chen L ...

. He later became a professional

keirin – "racing track" – is a form of Motor-paced racing, motor-paced cycle racing in which track cycling, track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan ...

cyclist, accumulating more than 300 wins.

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* 1969 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Japan Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Shiga Prefecture Asian Games gold medalists in cycling Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games cyclists for Japan Cyclists at the 1990 Asian Games Keirin cyclists Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub