Jōji Katō

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Jōji Katō Speed ​​skating
Katō at the World Cup in Heerenveen in February 2008
nation JapanJapan Japan
birthday February 6, 1985
place of birth Yamagata
Career
status active
Medal table
winter Olympics 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
World Cup medals 1 × gold 2 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
bronze 2010 Vancouver 500 m
ISU Individual distance world championships
gold 2005 Inzell 500 m
bronze 2008 Nagano 500 m
silver 2011 Inzell 500 m
silver 2013 Sochi 500 m
Placements in the speed skating world cup
 Debut in the World Cup 2002/03
 World Cup victories 15th
 Total toilet 100 3. ( 2003/04 , 2007/08 )
 Total toilet 500 2. ( 2004/05 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 100 meters 1 3 2
 500 meters 14th 17th 10
last change: April 8, 2013

Jōji Katō ( Japanese 加藤 条 治 , Katō Jōji ; born February 6, 1985 in Yamagata ) is a Japanese speed skater .

At the age of 17 he was the first young athlete to run the 500m in less than 35 seconds. Three years later he surprisingly won the 500m at the individual distance world championships in Inzell. After this success he was considered a medal favorite at the Olympic Games in Turin (2006). However, he did not live up to the role of favorites and took sixth place. At the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver Katō won the bronze medal over the 500m. From 2005 to 2007 he held the 500m world record (34.30).

At the 2011 World Championships in Inzell , he finished second over 2 × 500 m.

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personal data
SURNAME Katō, Jōji
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 加藤 条 治 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION japanese speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Yamagata