Takahiro Ito
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 25 Dec 1996
in  Nagano | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete, Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Nihon University: Tokyo, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.84 | 20 Feb 2022 | Hachinohe |
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| 1000m | 1:12.61 | 17 Feb 2019 | Nagano |
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| 1500m | 1:49.81 | 21 Feb 2022 | Hachinohe |
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| 5000m | 6:26.36 | 06 Mar 2021 | Hachinohe |
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| 10000m | 13:16.85 | 07 Mar 2021 | Hachinohe |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009477995893 | twitter.com/takapdec25 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Toshiaki Imamura [club], JPN; Johan de Wit [national], NED | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age six in Koumi, Japan. | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was influenced by his older sister. | |
| Club / Team | Nidec Sankyo: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Watching films, weight training. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 09 Nov 2021) | |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (nidec-sankyo.co.jp, 26 Oct 2021) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2020 he was given an Excellence Award by the Nagano City Skating Association in Japan. (skating-nsa.jp, 01 Jun 2021) | |
| Most influential person in career | His teacher who was in charge of the skating team at high school. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018) | |
| Injuries | He was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease in his knees while he was in grade 10 of high school. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Setting rink records in the 5000m and the 10,000m at the 2017 National Collegiate Championships in Japan. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Enjoy the competition." (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 10000m | 12 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 30 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 48 | |||