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Japanese speed skater. And politician
Manabu Horii
Member of the——House of Representatives for Hokkaido 9th district
Assumed office
17 December 2012
Preceded byYukio Hatoyama
Personal details
Born19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) (age 52)
Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Sports career
Country Japan
SportSpeed skating

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. 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.

World records

Event Time Date Venue
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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Japan Times, 5 July 2012: Hatoyama could face tough re-election bid against Horii
  3. ^ "Manabu Horii". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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