Chiharu Igaya
Appearance
![]() Chiharu Igaya (1956) | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's Alpine skiing | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
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1956 Cortina | Slalom |
World Championships | ||
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1958 Bad Gastein | Slalom |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Igaya.
Chiharu Igaya (
Early life
[change | change source]Igaya was born in Tomarimura, Hokkaidō. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1957.[1]
Career
[change | change source]Igaya was a member of the Japanese team in the 1952 Winter Olympics, in the 1956 Winter Olympics, and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.[1]
In 1956, he won the silver medal in the slalom event. He was the first Japanese athlete to win a medal in a winter sport.[1]
In 1982, Igaya became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[2] After his retirement in 2011, he was granted honorary IOC membership status.[3]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), Chiharu Igaya Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-26.
- ↑ Olympic.com, Chiharu Igaya; retrieved 2012-7-26.
- ↑ Olympic.com, Factsheet, p. 3; retrieved 2012-7-26.