Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSJPN10209199301 | |
NOC | Japan | |
Born | 02 Sep 1993 in Tomakomai | |
Gender | Men |
Residence | Japan | |
Occupation | Office Worker | |
Languages | English, Japanese, Korean |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 36.00 | 04 Mar 2017 | Hamar | |||
1000m | 1:10.21 | 23 Oct 2016 | Nagano | |||
1500m | 1:44.99 | 16 Mar 2014 | Calgary | |||
5000m | 6:32.29 | 18 Nov 2016 | Nagano | |||
10000m | 13:41.83 | 19 Feb 2011 | Salt Lake City, UT |
Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
World Junior Championships
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Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 |
Famous relatives | His older brother Shunsuke has represented Japan in speed skating, winning bronze in team pursuit at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Seinajoki, Finland. His other brother Hayato has also competed in the sport at elite level. (jiji.com, 11 Feb 2018; Athlete, 04 Jan 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 10 Dec 2014; abira.lg.jp, 05 Jan 2011) |
Reason for choosing this sport | His father was a speed skating coach and his older brother was also involved in the sport. | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 1999 in Tomakomai, Japan. |
Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017) |
Club / Team | Loginet Japan : Sapporo, JPN |
Injuries | He injured his right ankle in 2011. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2015) | |
Most influential person in career | Coach Keiji Shirahata. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017) |
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Hobbies | Reading, karaoke, playing computer games. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 12 Sep 2018) | |
Ambitions | To win a medal in team pursuit at the Olympic Winter Games, and set a national record in the 1500m. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 08 Oct 2017) | |
Awards and honours | In 2010 he received the Hokkaido Sports Award in Japan. He was also presented with an Excellence Award by the Japan Skating Federation in the same year. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 28 Jun 2011; hokkaido.lg.jp, 2010) In 2008 he received the Hokkaido Sports Prize for Encouragement in Japan. (hokkaido.lg.jp, 2008) |
Name of coach | Johan de Wit [national], NED |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Work hard." (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2016/2017 | World Allround Championships | 500m | 1 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 5 | |||
2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 5 | |||
2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 5 | |||
2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 7 | |||
2016/2017 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 8 | |||
2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 15 | |||
2015/2016 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 16 | |||
2017/2018 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 20 | |||
2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 22 | |||
2010/2011 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 23 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 24 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2017/2018 | Calgary, AB | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
2017/2018 | Minsk | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
2016/2017 | Astana | 1500m | 2 | |||
2017/2018 | Minsk | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
2016/2017 | Stavanger | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
2016/2017 | Nagano | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 7 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 7 | |||
2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 20 Laps | 16 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 24 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 31 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 35 | |||
2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 39 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 45 | |||
2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 45 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 47 | |||
2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 47 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 53 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 55 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 56 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 57 | |||
2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 57 |