Tatsuya Shinhama

Tatsuya Shinhama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28)
Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
ClubTakasaki University of Health and Welfare
Medal record
World Single Distance Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salt Lake City 500 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Halmar Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Heerenveen Sprint
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Minsk 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Minsk 1000 m
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Hachinohe 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Salt Lake City 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Hachinohe 500 m

Tatsuya Shinhama (born 11 July 1996) is a Japanese speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.

Career

In March 2018 Shinhama won the gold medal at the 500m and 1000m events of the World University Speed Skating Championships in Minsk, Belarus.[2] At the first competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Obihiro, Japan in March he finished third in the first 500m event. At the second competition weekend in Tomakomai, Japan he won both 500m events, his first victories on the World Cup circuit.[3][4]

Personal records

Personal records[5]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 33.83 9 March 2019 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City NR
1000 m 1:08.71 16 December 2018 Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 m 1:52.14 26 September 2014 Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m 4:22.96 26 December 2014 Akan

References

  1. ^ "Tatsuya SHINHAMA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ Dan Palmer (24 March 2018). "Shinhama doubles up at World University Speed Skating Championships". insidethegames.biz.
  3. ^ "Speed Skating news – Tatsuya Shinhama celebrates maiden Short Track World Cup victory". Eurosport. 23 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Speedskaters Tatsuya Shinhama, Nao Kodaira post victories at World Cup meet". Japan Times. 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Tatsuya Shinhama". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.