Hiroyasu Shimizu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Japanese speed skater
Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1974
Place of Birth: Obihiro, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Profession: speed skater
Nationality: Japan
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Hiroyasu Shimizu
- Hiroyasu Shimizu (?? ??, Shimizu Hiroyasu, born 27 February 1974) is a Japanese speed skater.
- He has an Olympic gold medal from 1998 in the 500 m and his win made him a hero in his home country.
- He currently holds the world record for the 100 m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds.
- He formerly held the 500 m record (34.32) but was later beaten by fellow Japanese skater Joji Kato. He is well known for his physical handicaps, with a height of only 162 centimetres (5 ft 4 in), and he has an asthma, for which he was featured in a commercial for an asthma drug by GlaxoSmithKline. He married Japanese fashion model Reiko Takagaki (????).
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