Team East Wind
Team Number: 28
Country: Japan
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COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Masato Tanaka, CAPTAIN	33	Tone-gun, Gunma, Japan	Rafting Guide
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1996-97: winner of spirit award '97. 1999, 1997 Mild Seven Outdoor Quest 11th place, 1999 Salomon X-Mountain races (3) France 36th place, Austria/Germany 12th place, Japan 6th place. 1999 Coast to Coast 43rd place, 1998 Coast to Coast 41st place, 1998 Raid Gauloises Ecuador, 1998 Southern Traverse New Zealand 4th place, 1998 Mild Seven Outdoor Quest 9th place, 1997 Raid Gauloises South Africa 11th place, 1997 Southern Traverse New Zealand 5th place, 1994 Raid Gauloises Borneo 15th place, 1994 Orienteering World Championships 15th place. Masato has also done many orienteering competitions as was selected as the representative of the Tokyo region to the Hiroshima National Athletic Mountaineering Competition in 1996 and 1997.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Sakiko Miyauchi	24	Tone-gun, Gunma, Japan	Student
Athletic Resume: 1999, 1997 Mild Seven Outdoor Quest 11th place, 1998 Southern Traverse New Zealand 4th place, 1999 Salomon X-Mountain races (three) France 36th place, Austria/Germany 12th place. In 1998, Sakiko was selected as the representative of the Kyoto region to the Osaka National Athletic Mountaineering Competition. She has also run the Osaka International Women's marathon from 1996 to 1998 and placed 2nd in the Tsukuba marathon in 1994.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Masayuki Takahata	25	Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan	Sporting Goods Sales
Athletic Resume: 1999 Salomon X-Mountain Japan, 1999 Izu Adventure Race course tester. All Japan Lifesaving Championship 2km beach run: 12th place in 1998 and winner in 1995. 1995 College ski championships 1st place. Masayuki also enjoys kayaking, mountain biking, free climbing and surfing.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Kenji Tajima	30	Tone-gun, Gunma, Japan	Nurse
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1995, Utah. 1999 Mild Seven Outdoor Quest 11th place, 1999 Salomon X-Mountain races (3) France 36th place, Austria/Germany 12th place, 1997 Raid Gauloises South Africa 11th place, 1995 Eco-Challenge Utah, 1994 Raid Gauloises Borneo 15th place.