Kentaro Tsuruoka

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Kentaro Tsuruoka
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NationalityJapanese
Born (1974-08-26) 26 August 1974 (age 48)
Chiba, Japan
Sport
Sport Snowboarding

Kentaro Tsuruoka (born 26 August 1974) is a Japanese snowboarder. He competed in the men's parallel giant slalom event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kentaro Tsuruoka Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.