Yamato Tamura

Yamato Tamura
Yamato Tamura
	Tamura in 2003.
Born	May 28, 1979 (age 45); Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Skating club	Nihon University, Tokyo
Began skating	1984
Retired	2004

Yamato Tamura
Yamato Tamura
Japanese name
Kanji	田村岳斗
Kana	たむらやまと

Yamato Tamura (田村岳斗, Tamura Yamato, born May 28, 1979) is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion and represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th.^[1]

Career

As a competitor

Competing in single skating, Tamura won two Japanese national titles. He was selected to represent Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics and placed 17th. Minoru Sano coached him during his career. Tamura landed a quadruple toe loop in competition in 1999 and a quadruple toe-triple toe combination in 2000. He retired from competition in 2004 and turned to coaching.

Tamura also competed briefly in pair skating, winning the 1997 national title with Marie Arai.

As a coach

Tamura is a coach at the Kansai University Skating Club in Takatsuki, Osaka alongside Mie Hamada. His students include:

Mariko Kihara^[2]
Satoko Miyahara,^[3] 2015 World silver medalist and 4-time Japanese National champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Yuna Shiraiwa,^[4] two time Japanese Junior silver medallist (2016, 2017)
Rika Kihira,^[5] 2017-18 Japanese Junior national champion as well as Senior national bronze and silver medallist. She was the first lady to land a 3A+3T combination in international competition (at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final).
Young You, 2020 Four Continents silver medalist, 4-time South Korean National champion (2015, 18-20) and 2019 Skate Canada Bronze medalist

His former students include:

Taichi Honda^[6]
Marin Honda,^[7] 2016 Junior World Champion, 2017 Junior World silver medallist
Kana Muramoto^[8] (as a singles skater)
Satsuki Muramoto^[9]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2003–04 ^[1]	Piano Concerto by Edvard Grieg	Space Battleship Yamato
2002–03 ^[10]	Canta Loop	Interview with the Vampire by Elliot Goldenthal
2001–02 ^[11]	Carmen by Georges Bizet	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith
2000–01 ^[12]	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven Waldstein Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith

Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

International^[13]
Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04
Olympics			17th
Worlds			26th		27th	17th			22nd
Four Continents					8th	6th	9th		5th
GP NHK Trophy			10th	9th	7th	9th	4th	7th	10th
GP Skate America				8th		9th
GP Skate Canada			4th
GP Sparkassen					4th	10th
GP Trophée Lalique							8th	10th
Nebelhorn Trophy		2nd
Asian Games								4th
Universiade				7th
International: Junior^[13]
Junior Worlds	8th	7th
National^[13]
Japan Champ.		2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Japan Junior	2nd	1st
WD: Withdrew

References

^ ^a ^b "Yamato TAMURA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004.
^ "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "Men". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "Crystal Report Viewer". 2007-05-23. Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
^ "Yamato TAMURA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.
^ "Yamato TAMURA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
^ "Yamato TAMURA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Yamato TAMURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.

External links

Yamato Tamura at the International Skating Union

[ISU-0304-1] "Yamato TAMURA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004.

[2] "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[3] "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[4] "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[5] "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[6] "Men". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[7] "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[8] "Ladies". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[9] "Crystal Report Viewer". 2007-05-23. Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-05.

[ISU-0203-10] "Yamato TAMURA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.

[ISU-0102-11] "Yamato TAMURA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.

[ISU-0001-12] "Yamato TAMURA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.

[ISU-YT-13] "Yamato TAMURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.

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