Yoshiaki Oiwa

is a Japanese athlete.  He is best known as an equestrian who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the 2012 Summer Olympics.Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics),  "Yoshiaki Oiwa" ; retrieved 2012-7-30.

Career
In the 2012 Olympics at London, he ranked first after dressage in the three-day eventing competition. "Japan's Oiwa storms into dressage lead," Bankok Post (Thailand). July 30, 2012; EventingNation.com,  "Yoshiaki Oiwa of Japan is winning the Olympics after the dressage,"   July 29, 2012; retrieved 2012-7-30. He made history as the first Asian rider to lead any four-star three-day event after dressage.Cuckson, Philippa.  "London 2012 Olympics: Yoshiaki Oiwa makes history in three-day event," July 29, 2012; excerpt, "'I have been concentrating on our team performance here, not the individual. It is very hard to take in,' Oiwa said"; retrieved 2012-7-30.

Related pages
 Sports in Japan
 Japan at the Olympics

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Category:1976 births
Category:2008 Summer Olympics
Category:2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Dressage riders
Category:Japanese equestrians
Category:Living people
Category:Olympic equestrians for Japan