Koichi Nakano (中野 浩一, Nakano Kōichi) (born November 14, 1955, in Kurume, Fukuoka) of Japan is a former professional track cyclist and ten-consecutive-time world champion in track cycling sprint.

Koichi Nakano
Koichi Nakano (2018)
Personal information
Full nameKoichi Nakano
Born (1955-11-14) November 14, 1955 (age 68)
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Japan
UCI Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 San Cristóbal Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1978 Munich Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1979 Amsterdam Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1980 Besançon Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1981 Brno Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1982 Leicester Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1983 Zürich Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1984 Barcelona Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bassano del Grappa Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1986 Colorado Springs Sprint

He is among the best track sprinters of modern times. From 1977 to 1986, he won an unprecedented 10 consecutive gold medals in professional sprint events at the UCI Track World Championships.

He was one of the most successful competitors of all-time on the Japanese professional keirin circuit.

Video game

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Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō

Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō
 
Developer(s)C-Lab[2]
Publisher(s)Coconuts Japan[1]
Platform(s)Super Famicom[1]
Release
Genre(s)Sports[1]
Mode(s)Single-player[2]

King Keirin ( 競輪王 ) is a track cycling racing simulation game endorsed by Koichi Nakano, originally created by Coconuts Japan Entertainment ( ココナッツジャパンエンターテイメント), and released by Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.

Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō (中野浩一監修 競輪王)[3] is a cycling video game that allows the player to control the daily life of a professional cycling athlete.

As the title says, it was supervised by Kōichi Nakano.

Gameplay

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The player must make daily life decisions while training for the next event. The game starts on April 1, 1994, with a 20-year-old rider. However, he will advance in years as the player progresses in his career and partakes in the events of the cycling season. Players can earn up to 1,000,000,000 yen ($11,068,367.11 in American dollars) and give their rider a name in either hiragana or katakana.

In the actual competition, the player must watch himself try to beat eight other cyclists for the race win. Nine cyclists race against each other in a velodrome and they compete for money and a championship. It is unknown whether the game makes the player retire at 45 years of age like in most modern titles or not. Riders are not always traveling at full speed or at a specific radius; making a balance between aggressive riding and passive riding a must.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "Additional information" (in Danish). N-Club. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  3. ^ "Japanese title". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
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