Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder)

Daisuke Murakami (村上 大輔, Murakami Daisuke, born May 18, 1983 in Sapporo) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the half-pipe event. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 19th. He won the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup event in Kreischberg, Austria, his first career World Cup victory.[1] He won the half-pipe event at the 2003 Asian Winter Games, the first time the event was contested.[2]

Daisuke Murakami
Personal information
Born (1983-05-18) May 18, 1983 (age 40)
Sapporo
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSnowboarding
EventHalf-pipe
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Changchun Halfpipe

References edit

  1. ^ "Sarka Pancochova and Daisuke Murakami victorious at Kreischberg". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. ^ Smith, Mark. "Golden Air". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2010.

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