# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/akira-kuroiwa
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:38:18.955Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/akira-kuroiwa"
name: "Akira Kuroiwa"
slug: "akira-kuroiwa"
description: "Akira Kuroiwa  is a former speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988, he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres, after having captured two world titles at the Sprints Championships. At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Kuroiwa finished 10th in the men's 500 m."
tagline: "Japanese speed skater"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Akira_Kuroiwa.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
birthDate: "1961-09-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.52
  momentum:             0.5642256902761105
  historical:           15.96501333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "أكيرا كورواوا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    title: "آکیرا کورویوا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kuroiwa"
    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Куроива, Акира"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Akira Kuroiwa"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump