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Sayuri Osuga

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Sayuri Osuga
Personal information
Full nameSayuri Osuga
Born (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 44)
Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's speed skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Salt Lake City 500 m
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Aomori 500 m
Women's cycling
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 500 m time trial
Updated on 5 September 2008

Sayuri Osuga (Japanese: 大菅小百合, born 27 October 1980) is a Japanese speed skater and cyclist. She is one of the few athletes who started both in the Winter Games 2002 and 2006 (in the 500 m speed skating event) and in the 2004 Summer Games (in the 500 m time trial cycling event, placing 10th). Until 2006, she was a member of the professional Sankyoseiki speedskating team. She placed first and third in the Speedskating World Cup. She holds the Japanese records in the 500 m speed skating and the 500 m time trial event. From 2006 to 2011, she was sponsored by the construction company Daiwa House Industries Co. Ltd. She retired in 2011.

Speed skating results

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2006
4th overall 500 m, World Cup
3rd 500 m, World Cup, 2 March
2nd 500 m, World Cup, 3 March
4th overall 100 m, World Cup
2nd 100 m, World Cup, 4 March
8th 500 m, 2006 Winter Olympics
2007
3rd 2 x 500 m, 2007 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships

Cycling palmarès

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2003
13th 500 m time trial, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2004
10th 500 m time trial, 2004 Summer Olympics
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