Keiichi Suzuki (speed skater) explained

Headercolor:	d7ecff
Birth Date:	10 November 1942^[1]
Birth Place:	Sakhalin, Japan (now Russia)
Height:	1.71 m
Weight:	72 kg
Sport:	Speed skating, sprint
Club:	Meiji University Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport
Show-Medals:	yes

is a retired Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1500 m events with the best result of fifth place in the 500 m in 1964.^[1] He set two world records in the 500 m event in 1969–70.

Suzuki took the Athlete's Oath at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.^[2]

World records

Discipline	Time	Date	Location
500 m	39.2	March 1, 1969	Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell
500 m	38.71	March 7, 1970	Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[3]

Notes and References

1. Keiichi Suzuki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204012702/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/keiichi-suzuki-1.html . 2016-12-04.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090829202310/http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1972 Sapporo 1972
3. Web site: Keiichi Suzuki . SpeedSkatingStats.com . August 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213152848/http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1942111001 . December 13, 2013 . live.