Mitsuru Matsumura

Japanese name
Kanji	松村充
Kana	まつむら みつる
Transcriptions Romanization Matsumura Mitsuru

Mitsuru Matsumura
Born	(1957-04-09) April 9, 1957 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Skating club	Senshu University Kanagawa Military High School
Retired	c. 1982

Mitsuru Matsumura (松村 充, Matsumura Mitsuru, born on April 9, 1957 in Yokohama) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won the Japanese national title in the 1978–79 season and competed at two Winter Olympics, placing 11th in 1976 (Innsbruck) and 8th in 1980 (Lake Placid, New York). He also appeared at seven World Championships, achieving his best results, 6th, at the 1980 Worlds in Dortmund. After retiring from competition, he became a coach.

Competitive highlights

International
Event	72–73	73–74	74–75	75–76	76–77	77–78	78–79	79–80	80–81	81–82
Olympics				11th				8th
Worlds			16th	12th	8th	8th	9th	6th		18th
NHK Trophy								5th
National
Japan Champ.	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd		2nd