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| Born | 12 November 2009 Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Shimizu (born 12 November 2009) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the halfpipe events. She won a silver medal in the Women's halfpipe event at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. [1] [2]
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Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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