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Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
About Makoto Iijima
- Makoto Iijima (?? ?, Iijima Makoto, born February 12, 1971 in Hino, Tokyo) is a Japanese professional road and track cyclist.
- Considered as one of Japan's most successful cyclists in his decade, Iijima has claimed a total of nine track cycling medals (two golds, three silver, and four bronze) at the Asian Championships, two silvers at the Asian Games (1998 and 2002), and three national time trial titles at the Japanese Championships (1998, 2004, and 2005).
- He also represented his nation Japan in three editions of the Olympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008).
- He announced his retirement from professional cycling in October 2010 as a member of the Bridgestone–Anchor team, but continues to ride occasionally for the non-professional team Gruppo-Acqua-Tama.
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