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Saori Toi

Japan

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSJPN22305199401
NOCJapan
Born23 May 1994 in  Gunma
GenderWomen
LanguagesDutch, Japanese
ResidenceShimosuwa, JPN
OccupationAthlete
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 38.53 05 Jan 2022 Obihiro  
    1000m 1:16.67 28 Nov 2021 Shibukawa  
    1500m 1:57.93 21 Nov 2015 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 4:12.90 14 Mar 2014 Calgary  
    5000m 7:40.17 23 Dec 2015 Nagano  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps 1      
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamNidec Sankyo Skating Team: Japan  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesListening to music, reading, cooking, shopping. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachJohan de Wit [national], NED  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006263256115  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHer older sister was already skating. "In my childhood, I always did exactly the same as she did."  
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up the sport in 2003 at age nine in Tsumagoi, Japan.  
General Interest
General Interest
NicknamesToi (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015)  
Awards and honoursIn 2013 and 2014 she was given an Excellence Award by the Nagano Amateur Sports Association in Japan. (globalathlete.jp, 09 Jul 2015)  
Social Media
Social Media
twitter.com/saori_toy  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Give it all you've got. Work hard and play hard." (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015)  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m38  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1500m42  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m46