Wataru Morishige
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN11707200001 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 17 Jul 2000
in  Betsukai | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Obihiro, JPN | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Business Administration - Senshu University: Tokyo, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 33.99 | 05 Dec 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:08.59 | 30 Dec 2021 | Nagano |
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| 1500m | 1:51.35 | 21 Dec 2018 | Nagano |
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Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/mori_spsk/ | twitter.com/mori_spsk |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He discovered speed skating after seeing the sport advertised on a poster. | |
| Club / Team | Senshu University: Tokyo, JPN | |
| Name of coach | Taro Kondo, JPN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2009 in Betsukai, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Gaming. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze in the 500m at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | His teacher at middle school. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 16 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2021/2022 | World Cup Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Heerenveen | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Heerenveen | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Heerenveen | 500m | 2 | |||