Miyako Sumiyoshi

Japanese speed skater (1987-2018)

Miyako Sumiyoshi (住吉 都, Sumiyoshi Miyako, 19 March 1987 – 20 January 2018)[1] was a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, where she placed thirteenth. She also placed thirteenth in the sprint combination at the 2014 World Sprint Championships in Nagano.

Sumiyoshi in 2013

Sumiyoshi competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the 500 meters (14th) and in the 1000 meters (22nd).[2]

On 20 January 2018, she was found dead in her home in Nagano at the age of 30.[3]

References change

  1. Miyako Sumiyoshi's obituary (in German)
  2. "Miyako Sumiyoshi". sochi2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. "Japanse schaatsster Miyako Sumiyoshi (30) dood aangetroffen in huis". 23 January 2018.