Tatsuya Shinhama

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

Tatsuya Shinhama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996
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 place2020 Salt Lake City500 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 HalmarSprint
Silver medal – second place2019 HeerenveenSprint
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Minsk500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Minsk1000 m

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 m33.839 March 2019Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake CityNR
1000 m1:08.7116 December 2018Thialf, Heerenveen
1500 m1:52.1426 September 2014Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m4:22.9626 December 2014Akan

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.
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