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| birth_place = [[Kiyosato, Hokkaido]], Japan |
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[speed skating]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|[[World Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]]}} |
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{{Medal|Bronze|1996 Hamar|500 m}} |
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{{Medal|Bronze|1998 Calgary|500 m}} |
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{{Medal|Bronze|1999 Heerenveen|500 m}} |
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'''Tomomi Okazaki''' ({{langx|ja|岡崎朋美}}, born 7 September 1971)<ref name="ref">{{Cite web | title = Tomomi Okazaki | publisher = sports-reference.com | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/tomomi-okazaki-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417073915/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ok/tomomi-okazaki-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2020-04-17 | accessdate = 2010-02-13}}</ref> is a Japanese [[Speed skating|speed skater]] who has competed in five [[Olympic Games]]. She won a bronze medal at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]], Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]. |
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'''Tomomi Okazaki''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 岡崎朋美, born [[7 September]] [[1971]] in [[Kiyosato, Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]) is a [[Speed skating|speed skater]]. She has an Olympic bronze medal from 1998 and placed fourth in the 2006 Games. In her career, she placed second two times in the Speedskating Worldcup over the 500m distance. She is a member of the professional Fuji Speedskating Team. Her lower body strength is amazing - she can squat 130 kg. |
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==Biography== |
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Okazaki, a member of the Fuji speed skating team, has competed in [[speed skating]] at five [[Olympic Games]], participating in both 500 meter and 1000 meter events. She first competed in the [[Winter Olympics]] in the [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Games]] in [[Lillehammer]], [[Norway]], placing 14th. Four years later, competing in her home country during the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Games]] in [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]], she won her only medal, a bronze, when she placed third in the [[Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|500 meter event]] with a time of 38:55. She placed seventh in the 1000 meter race at the same games. She became famous in her native Japan and around the world for her smile after winning the bronze medal. In [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]], she placed 6th in the 500 meter race, and in [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] placed 16th in the 1000 meter race and a close 4th in the 500 meter raced after coming in third in the first two runs of the competition.<ref name="ref"/> |
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[[file:2010 Opening Ceremony - Japanio eniras.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Tomomi was the [[Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics|team]]'s flagbearer during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]]]] |
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Okazaki married in late 2007 and started competing again during the 2008–09 speed skating season.<ref name="age"/> She earned a spot on the Japanese team for the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympic Games]], the first woman from Japan to compete in five Olympic Games. At 38 years old, she was the oldest female member of the Japanese team, and was selected to [[2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers|bear the flag]] of Japan during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]].<ref name="age">{{Cite web | last = Sato | first = Shigemi | title = Age doesn't matter for Team Japan | publisher = Agence France-Presse | date = 2010-02-12 | url = http://www.ctvolympics.ca/speed-skating/news/newsid=39871.html | accessdate = 2010-02-13}}</ref> She was not the first female flag bearer for Japan in the winter games as erroneously reported by a Canadian TV commentator and on Yahoo! Sports (This title goes to [[Junko Hiramatsu]] in [[1960 Winter Olympics|Squaw Valley]] in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Japanese Olympic Committee | title = 日本の大会参加状況 | url = http://www.joc.or.jp/olympic/sanka/olympic_w2.html | accessdate = 2013-01-15}}</ref>) |
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In addition to her Olympic career, Okazaki has skated successfully in a number of world championship events. She has won 11 [[ISU Speed Skating World Cup|Speed Skating World Cup]] races in 500 meter events, and has a personal best time in that distance of 37.73. Her performances at the 1000 meter distance have been less successful.<ref name="ref"/> |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/796 Tomomi Okazaki at SkateResults.com] |
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*[http://www.fotos.desg.de/athletes.php?showAthletes=all&id=651 Photos of Tomomi Okazaki] – At Lars Hagen's DESG Photo website |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.desgphoto.com/desgphoto/gallery/index.php?p=athlet&id=651 Photographs of Tomomi Okazaki] |
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*[http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=814&skater=2567 Results of Tomomi Okazaki] |
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| years = [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]] |
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Tomomi Okazaki (Japanese: 岡崎朋美, born 7 September 1971)[1] is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Okazaki, a member of the Fuji speed skating team, has competed in speed skating at five Olympic Games, participating in both 500 meter and 1000 meter events. She first competed in the Winter Olympics in the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway, placing 14th. Four years later, competing in her home country during the 1998 Games in Nagano, she won her only medal, a bronze, when she placed third in the 500 meter event with a time of 38:55. She placed seventh in the 1000 meter race at the same games. She became famous in her native Japan and around the world for her smile after winning the bronze medal. In 2002, she placed 6th in the 500 meter race, and in 2006 placed 16th in the 1000 meter race and a close 4th in the 500 meter raced after coming in third in the first two runs of the competition.[1]
Okazaki married in late 2007 and started competing again during the 2008–09 speed skating season.[2] She earned a spot on the Japanese team for the 2010 Olympic Games, the first woman from Japan to compete in five Olympic Games. At 38 years old, she was the oldest female member of the Japanese team, and was selected to bear the flag of Japan during the opening ceremony.[2] She was not the first female flag bearer for Japan in the winter games as erroneously reported by a Canadian TV commentator and on Yahoo! Sports (This title goes to Junko Hiramatsu in Squaw Valley in 1960.[3])
In addition to her Olympic career, Okazaki has skated successfully in a number of world championship events. She has won 11 Speed Skating World Cup races in 500 meter events, and has a personal best time in that distance of 37.73. Her performances at the 1000 meter distance have been less successful.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tomomi Okazaki". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b Sato, Shigemi (2010-02-12). "Age doesn't matter for Team Japan". Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ Japanese Olympic Committee. "日本の大会参加状況". Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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- 1971 births
- Japanese female speed skaters
- Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic speed skaters for Japan
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- Speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Speed skaters from Hokkaido
- Living people
- 20th-century Japanese women
- 21st-century Japanese women