Takeshi Shirai

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Takeshi Shirai
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NationalityJapanese
Born (1977-04-15) 15 April 1977 (age 46)
Hokkaido, Japan
Sport
Sport Equestrian

Takeshi Shirai (born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese equestrian. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takeshi Shirai Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.