is a Japanese politician and former speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics. He ended his speed skating career in 2002.

Horii represents Noboribetsu in the Hokkaido prefectural assembly for the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) since 2007. In the 2012 general election of the House of Representatives, he stands as LDP candidate in Hokkaido 9th district seeking to succeed retiring Democrat Yukio Hatoyama. He was nominated in July 2012 when Hatoyama was still expected to run for re-election.

Manabu Horii

World records

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

References

Manabu Horii at SpeedSkatingStats.com

Official site, Profile

External links

1972 births

Living people

Japanese male speed skaters

Olympic speed skaters for Japan

Olympic bronze medalists for Japan

Olympic medalists in speed skating

Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics

World record setters in speed skating

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians

Japanese sportsperson-politicians

Speed skaters from Hokkaido

Politicians from Hokkaido

Members of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly

People from Muroran, Hokkaido

World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists

World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists

Manabu Horii