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Akira Kuroiwa

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Akira Kuroiwa (黒岩 彰, Kuroiwa Akira; born 6 September 1961) is a former speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988, he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres, after having captured two world titles at the Sprints Championships (1983 and 1987). At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Kuroiwa finished 10th in the men's 500 m. Kuroiwa, who was born in Tsumagoi, Gunma, was a coach for the Japanese team during the 1998 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Akira Kuroiwa is the 253rd most popular skater (up from 280th in 2024), the 3,010th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,492nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 253 out of 483. Before him are Ingo Steuer, Ådne Søndrål, Jan Bos, Yuka Sato, Svetlana Zhurova, and Kiira Korpi. After him are Jenny Wolf, Jeremy Wotherspoon, Anna Shcherbakova, Rintje Ritsma, Patrick Chan, and Elena Valova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 935. Before him are Frank Emmelmann, Maurizio Milani, Ben Spijkers, Basil Gorgis, Joanna Scanlan, and Steve Purcell. After him are Jean-Philippe Rohr, Götz Spielmann, Kate Vernon, Scott E. Parazynski, Steve Nicol, and Franco Navarro.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 3,010 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiroshi Kiyotake (1989), Shuhei Terada (1975), Kotaro Iba (1995), Saori Kimura (1986), Kota Yoshihara (1978), and Nozomi Sasaki (1988). After him are Fujii Kaze (1997), Takuya Eguchi (1987), Omi Minami (1968), Shinji Kaneko (1987), Inesu Emiko Takeoka (1971), and Mariya Ise (1988).

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Among SKATERS In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 7. Before him are Yuzuru Hanyu (1994), Midori Ito (1969), Shizuka Arakawa (1981), Mao Asada (1990), Yuko Kavaguti (1981), and Yuka Sato (1973). After him are Miki Ando (1987), Hiroyasu Shimizu (1974), Yoshihiro Kitazawa (1962), Nobunari Oda (1987), Kaori Sakamoto (2000), and Daisuke Takahashi (1986).

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