Tamio Dejima

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Tamio Dejima
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NationalityJapanese
Born (1947-02-21) 21 February 1947 (age 77)
Nagano, Japan
Sport
Sport Speed skating

Tamio Dejima (born 21 February 1947) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1968 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamio Dejima Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2019.