Sayuri Shimizu

{{Short description|Japanese speed skater (born 1989)}} {{Infobox speed skater | sport = Short track speed skating | name = Sayuri Shimizu | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|14}} | birth_place = Hamamatsu, Japan | height = 5 ft 5 in | weight = 117 lb | website = | worldcup = 1 | worldchamp = | country = {{JPN}} | club = | turnedpro = | worlds = | olympics = | highestranking = 24 (500m) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's short track speed skating}} {{MedalCountry|{{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition |World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Debrecen|3000 m relay}} }}

{{nihongo|'''Sayuri Shimizu'''|清水小百合|Shimizu Sayuri|born January 14, 1989 in Hamamatsu}} is a Japanese short-track speed-skater.

Shimizu competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the Japan. In the 1000 metres she was fourth in her heat, failing to advance, and placing 25th overall. As a member of the Japanese 3000 metre relay team, she finished third in the heat, and then second in the B Final, ending up 5th overall.<ref name="sportsrefprofile">{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sayuri-shimizu-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213637/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sayuri-shimizu-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref><ref name="sochi2014profile">{{cite web|title=Sochi2014.com profile |date=March 19, 2014 |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-sayuri-shimizu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320022053/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-sayuri-shimizu |archivedate=March 20, 2014 }}</ref>

As of September 2014, Shimizu's best performance at the World Championships came in 2013, when she won a bronze medal as a member of the Japanese 3000m relay team. Her best individual finish was 18th, in the 2013 500m.<ref name="isuprofile">{{cite web |title=ISU Biography|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Bio.aspx?ath=7544|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141003080645/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Bio.aspx?ath=7544|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2014}}</ref>

As of September 2014, Shimizu has eight ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finishes, as part of the relay team, with the best a pair of silver medals. Her top World Cup ranking is 12th, in the 500 metres in 2012–13.<ref name=isuprofile/>

==World Cup podiums== <ref name=isuprofile/> {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" style="text-align:center" |- |Date !Season !Location !Rank !Event |- |30 October 2011 || 2011–12 || Saguenay || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay |- |4 December 2011 || 2011–12 || Nagoya || {{silver2}} || 3000m Relay |- |11 December 2011 || 2011–12 || Shanghai || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay |- |10 February 2012 || 2011–12 || Dordrecht || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay |- |21 October 2012 || 2012–13 || Calgary || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay |- |27 October 2012 || 2012–13 || Montreal || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay |- |2 December 2012 || 2012–13 || Nagoya || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay |- |7 December 2012 || 2012–13 || Shanghai || {{silver2}} || 3000m Relay |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shimizu, Sayuri}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese female short-track speed skaters Category:Olympic short-track speed skaters for Japan Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Category:World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Category:Sportspeople from Hamamatsu Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen