Nagahama had its first international success at the 1991 Winter Universiade in Sapporo . There he won the gold medal over 30 km classic and with the relay. Two years later he won gold over 30 km freestyle at the Winter Universiade in Zakopane and took 53rd place in the pursuit, 45th place over 30 km classic and 42nd place over 10 km classic at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun . At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , he won 48th place over 50 km classic and 30 km freestyle and together with Hiroyuki Imai , Kazunari Sasaki and Masaaki Kōzu the 14th place in the relay. In March 1995 he achieved his best individual placement in the World Cup with 31st place over 15 km freestyle in Sapporo and ran at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay on 42nd place over 10 km classic, 35th place over 30 km classic and to 33rd place in the pursuit. In addition, he was in 1995 over 15 km classic, 15 km freestyle, over 30 km and 50 km Japanese champion. The following year he won the Japanese championships over 15 km freestyle and 15 km classic. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1997 in Trondheim , he won 60th place over 50 km classic and 51st place over 30 km freestyle. He completed his last season in 1997/98. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano he finished 42nd place over 30 km classic and 33rd place over 50 km freestyle. He also came there together with Katsuhito Ebisawa , Hiroyuki Imai and Mitsuo Horigome on the seventh place in the season.
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