Manabu Horii | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido 9th district | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 17 December 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Yukio Hatoyama | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 February 1972 (age 48) Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manabu Horii (堀井 学, Horii Manabu, born 19 February 1972 in Muroran, Hokkaido) is a Japanese politician and former speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.[1] He ended his speed skating career in 2002.
Horii represents Noboribetsu in the Hokkaido prefectural assembly for the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) since 2007. In the 2012 general election of the House of Representatives, he stands as LDP candidate in Hokkaido 9th district seeking to succeed retiring Democrat Yukio Hatoyama. He was nominated in July 2012 when Hatoyama was still expected to run for re-election.[2]
World records
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
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| 1000 m | 1:11.67 | 1 March 1996 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| Sprint combination | 143.425 | 3 March 1996 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
| 1000 m | 1:10.63 | 22 November 1997 | Olympic Oval, Calgary |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manabu Horii". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ The Japan Times, 5 July 2012: Hatoyama could face tough re-election bid against Horii
- ^ "Manabu Horii". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- Manabu Horii at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Official site, Profile (in Japanese)
External links
- Manabu Horii at the International Skating Union
- Manabu Horii at the International Olympic Committee
- Manabu Horii at the Olympic Channel
