The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway.
Shōji Satō is a male badminton player from Japan.
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held in Lake Placid, New York, United States, from February 13 to February 24. A total of 1,072 athletes from 37 nations participated in 38 events from 10 different sports.
Sanae Takagi is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is married to voice actor Naoki Tatsuta.
Veikko Kankkonen is a retired Finnish ski jumper who competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. He won two medals in 1964 with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill event. That same year he won the jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival, which also earned him the Holmenkollen medal. He also won the Four Hills Tournament and served as the flag bearer for Finland at the 1968 Olympics.
Ari-Pekka Nikkola is a Finnish former ski jumper.
Stefan Horngacher is an Austrian former ski jumper.
Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Finnish athletes have won a total of 302 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 162 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in nordic skiing events.
Naoki Tsukahara is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.
Slovenia first participated as an independent nation at the Olympic Games at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and the country has sent athletes to compete at every Games since then. The Slovenian Olympic Committee was established in 1991 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 5 February 1992.
Yukio Iketani is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic medalist.
Naoki Yamada is a Japanese footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.
The 1962 World Rowing Championships were the inaugural world championships in rowing. The competition was held in September 1962 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Rowers from West Germany dominated the competition, winning five of the seven boat classes.
Naoki Abe is a Japanese former long jumper who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Naoki Kawamae is a Japanese badminton player from the NTT East team. In 2012, he competed at the London Olympics, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage.
Philip Riker III is an American former competition swimmer.
Naoki Yuasa is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Japan.
Yoshio Shimura is a former Japanese cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Naoki Kurita is a Japanese sport shooter. He competed in rifle shooting events at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000.
