Sayuri Osuga
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Sayuri Osuga is a Japanese speed skater
and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 (in the 500 m Speedskating event) and in the 2004 Summer Games (in the 500 m Time Trial cycling event, placing 10th). Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team. She placed first and third in the Speedskating World Cup. She holds the Japanese records in the 500m speedskating and the 500m time trial event. Since 2006, she is sponsored by the construction company Daiwa House Industries Co. Ltd.
2004
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 (in the 500 m Speedskating event) and in the 2004 Summer Games (in the 500 m Time Trial cycling event, placing 10th). Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team. She placed first and third in the Speedskating World Cup. She holds the Japanese records in the 500m speedskating and the 500m time trial event. Since 2006, she is sponsored by the construction company Daiwa House Industries Co. Ltd.
Cycling palmarès
2003- 13th 500 m Time Trial2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's 500 m Time TrialThe Women's 500m Time Trial was one of the 6 women's events at the 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Melbourne, Australia.20 Cyclists from 17 countries were due to participate in the race, Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria did not start. The Final was held on July 31 at 19:15.-World...
, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships2003 UCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsThe 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Stuttgart, Germany from July 30 to August 3, 2003. The championships were due to be held in Shenzhen, China, but were moved to Stuttgart following the 2003 SARS outbreak in China.-Medals...
2004
- 10th 500 m Time Trial, 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...