Mitsuo Horigome
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Mitsuo Horigome is a Japan
ese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998
while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer
in 1994
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Horigome's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
was 20th in the 50 km event at Val di Fiemme
in 2003. His best World Cup finish was seventh in a 10 km event in Switzerland
in 2000.
Horigome earned six individual victories in lesser events up to 30 km from 1994 to 2006.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
in 1994
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
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Horigome's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
was 20th in the 50 km event at Val di Fiemme
Val di Fiemme
thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....
in 2003. His best World Cup finish was seventh in a 10 km event in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in 2000.
Horigome earned six individual victories in lesser events up to 30 km from 1994 to 2006.