Tomoya Ishii

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Tomoya Ishii
石井 智也
Personal information
Born (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 35)
Utashinai, Hokkaidō, Japan
Occupation Alpine skier  
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (2018) [1]
Skiing career
Disciplines Giant slalom, slalom
ClubGoldwin Ski Club
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)

Tomoya Ishii (石井 智也, Ishii Tomoya) is a Japanese alpine skier who competed for Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Early life

Ishii was born on 23 May 1989 in Utashinai, Hokkaidō, Japan. [2] He first skied at age 2 and took alpine skiing seriously during his first year of primary school in Utashinai. He studied at the Tokai University in Tokyo [3]

Career

Tomoya Ishii is part of Goldwin Ski Club [2] a skiing organization based in Japan. In 2014 he moved to Austria to focus on his training as well as to compete in Europe. He trains under national coach Yasuyuki Takishita. [3] He made his Olympic debut at the grand slalom event of the 2018 Winter Olympics on 18 February. He had a total time of 2:24.78 in two runs and placed 30th. In the first run he placed 35th. [4] He is the best placed skier representing an Asian country. [5]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Athlete Profile: Tomoya ISHII". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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