Chiharu Igaya, OLY (猪谷 千春, Igaya Chiharu, born May 20, 1931) is a former Olympic alpine ski racer and silver medalist from Japan. He competed in three...

hiragana or katakana. Chiharu Araki (千陽, born 1982), Japanese politician Chiharu Icho (千春, born 1981), Japanese wrestler Chiharu Igaya (千春, born 1931), Japanese...

Germain (2019), Madison HOffman (2023), Magdalena Luczak (2024). 6 wins - Chiharu Igaya (1955–57) 5 wins - Otto Tschudi (1970–72) 4 wins - Buddy Werner (1961–63)...

many of whom were in reality paid by the state to train full-time. Chiharu Igaya won the first Winter Olympics medal for Japan and the continent of Asia...

Japanese athlete to win a gold medal and the second Japanese (after Chiharu Igaya) to win any medal at the Winter olympics. Previously he placed second...

of Austria won the second of his three gold medals at these Games. Chiharu Igaya won the silver (the only medal for of Japan at these Games) and Stig...

(downhill, slalom) and Nordic (cross country, jumping) Dartmouth's Chiharu Igaya, a Japanese national, claimed three of the individual titles: alpine...

slalom; the men swept the medals and the women took silver and bronze. Chiharu Igaya won the first Winter Olympics medal for Japan when he placed second...

Athletes' Commission Kipchoge Keino  Kenya 2000 2011 athletics (1964–1972) Chiharu Igaya  Japan 1982 2012 alpine skiing (1952–1960) Prof Arne Ljungqvist  Sweden...

Japan had never won a gold medal, and had won only one medal (silver by Chiharu Igaya in 1956) overall, in the Winter Olympics. The host country's fans in...