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Shinkichi Takemura

Full name: Shinkichi Takemura
Original name: 竹村 晋吉
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7" (169 cm)
Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg)
Born: December 21, 1931 in Chino, Nagano, Japan
Died: December 9, 1999
Affiliations: Nihon University/Yashika
Country: JPN Japan
Sport: Speed Skating

Biography

Personal Bests: 500 – 42.4 (1956); 1500 – 2:18.3 (1956).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Men's 500 metres Japan JPN 11T
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Men's 1,500 metres Japan JPN 36
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Speed Skating Men's 500 metres Japan JPN 43

Men's 500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Japan Final Standings 11T 42.4
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Speed Skating Japan Final Standings 43 45.9

Men's 1,500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 300m 700m 1100m
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Japan Final Standings 36 2:18.3 28.3 1:02.6 1:39.3