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Chiharu Igaya

Full name: Chiharu Igaya
Original name: 猪谷 千春
Nickname(s): Chick
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5" (166 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: May 20, 1931 in Tomarimura, Hokkaido, Japan
Affiliations: Tokyo Oizumi High School / Dartmouth College (USA) / Physical Education Association, Yamanouchi, Nagano
Country: JPN Japan
Sport: Alpine Skiing

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

Chiharu Igaya is Japan's first, and as of 2009, only, Olympic medallist in alpine skiing. A slalom specialist, his capabilities greatly improved during his study at Dartmouth, where he was trained by former downhill World Champion Walter Prager. This first paid off in 1956, when Igaya won a silver medal in the Cortina Olympic slalom. His medal was Japan's first at the Winter Olympics. Two years later, he won a bronze at the World Championships. Following completion of his studies, Igaya started working in insurance, eventually rising to president of the Japanese branch of AIU. Simultaneously, he also began a career in sports administration. Igaya has been on the FIS alpine skiing committee and rose to vice-president of the International Triathlon Union. In 1982, he became an IOC member, and has since served on the executive board. He became vice-president in 2005.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill Japan JPN 24
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Men's Giant Slalom Japan JPN 20
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Men's Slalom Japan JPN 11
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill Japan JPN AC DQ
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Men's Giant Slalom Japan JPN 11T
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Men's Slalom Japan JPN 2 Silver
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill Japan JPN 34
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Men's Giant Slalom Japan JPN 23
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Men's Slalom Japan JPN 12

Men's Downhill

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 24 2:45.0
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings AC DQ
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 34 2:25.0

Men's Giant Slalom

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 20 2:36.1
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 11T 3:15.6
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 23 1:55.8

Men's Slalom

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T PT
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 11 2:05.7
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Japan Run 1 14 Q 1:02.6 0:00
1952 Winter 20 Oslo Alpine Skiing Japan Run 2 10 1:03.1 0:00
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 2 3:18.7
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Japan Run 1 6 1:30.2 0:00
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine Skiing Japan Run 2 2 1:48.5 0:00
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Japan Final Standings 12 2:20.2
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Japan Run 1 6T 1:10.9
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Alpine Skiing Japan Run 2 19 1:09.3