(born July 8, 1984) is a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed at the

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. He represented Japan at the

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. Naruse's best finish at the

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was 13th in the team sprint at Vancouver in

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while his best individual finish was 35th in the 50 km event. He finished 52nd in the 15 km event at the

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. His best World Cup finish was 13th at a 4 x 10 km relay at

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in 2006 while his best individual finish was 26th in a 15 km event at

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in 2010.

References

* 1984 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Living people Japanese male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Japan Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub