Reruhi Shimizu

Reruhi Shimizu (清水 礼留飛, Shimizu Reruhi, born 4 December 1993) is a Japanese ski jumper from Myōkō, Niigata.[1]

Reruhi Shimizu
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team large hill

Shimizu's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in November 2012 in Lillehammer. On 23 November 2013, he won bronze at a team event with Japan in Klingenthal at large hill.

His first name, Reruhi, refers to Austrian military officer Theodor Edler von Lerch, who introduced skiing to Japan in 1911.

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