- Seiko Hashimoto
Seiko Hashimoto (橋本 聖子, married name: Seiko Ishizaki (石崎 聖子), born
October 5 ,1964 inHayakita, Hokkaido ) is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter fromJapan , who represented her native country in four consecutiveWinter Olympics , starting in 1984 inSarajevo ,Yugoslavia , and three consecutiveSummer Olympics , starting in 1988 inSeoul ,South Korea . In her third Winter Olympic appearance, at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville, France , she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres event. She is currently a member of theHouse of Councillors from the Liberal Democratic Party and the President of the Japan Skating Association.Her father gave her the name Seiko, after the
Olympic Flame (seika 聖火) when she was born in 1964, the year of the Tokyo Olympics.References
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/348 SkateResults]
External links
* [http://www.seiko-hashimoto.com/ Seiko Hashimoto Official Web Site] ja icon
* [http://www.netagency.ne.jp/shi/ Seiko Hashimoto International] ja icon
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/utilities/multimedia/photo_uk.asp?EntIdProv=47&EntId=881&LinkName=ALBERTVILLE&Direct=0 Medals ceremony for the women's 1500m speed skating, 1992 XVI Olympic Winter Games]
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