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Takafumi Nishitani

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Takafumi Nishitani (西谷 岳文, Nishitani Takafumi) (born January 17, 1979, in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Now, Nishitani practices Keirin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Takafumi Nishitani is the 490th most popular skater, the 5,028th most popular biography from Japan and the 30th most popular Japanese Skater.

Takafumi Nishitani is most famous for being a Japanese short track speed skater who competed in international events, including the Winter Olympics. He was born in 1979 and is recognized for his contributions to the sport in Japan.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Takafumi Nishitani ranks 490 out of 483. Before him are Adam Rippon, Zachary Donohue, Kim Min-seok, Katarzyna Woźniak, Ted-Jan Bloemen, and Ashley Wagner. After him are Hwang Dae-heon, Morisi Kvitelashvili, Marin Honda, Anastasia Mishina, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, and Rika Kihira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Takafumi Nishitani ranks 1,485. Before him are Mykhailo Havryliuk, Josephine Touray, Cédric Van Branteghem, Mario Jurić, Stromile Swift, and Daniel Walsh. After him are Helen Upperton, James Chapman, Ricardo Modesto da Silva, Hiroaki Tanaka, Brian McKeever, and Summer Altice.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takafumi Nishitani ranks 5,041 out of 6,245. Before him are Yuki Uekusa (1982), Kenta Kano (1986), Takuma Hidaka (1983), Koji Hashimoto (1986), Toru Chishima (1981), and Kota Fukatsu (1984). After him are Saori Takarada (1999), Tetsu Sugiyama (1981), Ryota Arimitsu (1981), Masahito Suzuki (1977), Masaaki Nishimori (1985), and Hirotsugu Nakabayashi (1986).

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Among SKATERS In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Takafumi Nishitani ranks 30. Before him are Nana Takagi (1992), Yuma Kagiyama (2003), Takahiko Kozuka (1989), Yukari Nakano (1985), Kanako Murakami (1994), and Wakaba Higuchi (2001). After him are Marin Honda (2001), Rika Kihira (2002), Satoko Miyahara (1998), Ayano Sato (1996), and Ayaka Kikuchi (1987).

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