Toshinobu Kawai

Toshinobu Kawai (河合 季信, Kawai Toshinobu, born 19 December 1967 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Yuichi Akasaka, Tatsuyoshi Ishihara and Tsutomu Kawasaki. Before 1992, he won two gold medals in the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, 1985 and 1987.
He is currently working at the University of Tsukuba.