Name Akira Kuroiwa | Role Speed Skater | |
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Born 6 September 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-09-06 ) Tsumagoi, Gunma, Japan Olympic medals Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres | ||
World Championships Sprint Karuizawa 1986 - 500 m Kuroiwa - Zhelezovskiy
Akira Kuroiwa (黒岩 彰, Kuroiwa Akira, born 6 September 1961 in Tsumagoi, Gunma) 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 placed 10th in the men's 500 m.
Kuroiwa was a coach for the Japanese team during the 1998 Winter Olympics.
In Japan, Kuroiwa made headlines in 2000 when he tried to shield Daisuke Matsuzaka from an illegal driving charge by taking the blame for himself.
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