Yuma MURAKAMI
JapanEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Speed Skating |
Men's 500m | 8 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Single Distance Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 4 | Men's Team Sprint | 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| 5 | Men's 500m | 2019 | Inzell, GER |
| 11 | Men's 500m | 2018 | Gangneung, KOR |
| 14 | Men's 500m | 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Men's 500m | Men's 1000m | Men's Team Sprint |
| 2019/20 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2018/19 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2017/18 | 33 | ||
| 2016/17 | 17 | ||
| 2015/16 | 38 | 79 | |
Travel, play with cats, drink coffee, reading
Athlete, Electrician
Studied at Hokusho University in Ebetsu, but dropped out to focus on his skating career. (news.yahoo.co.jp, 29 Dec 2021)
Father, Tadanori.
Japanese, English
Takado Construction
National: Johan de Wit (NED)
2016 World Cup in Stavanger (500m B - 3rd, 500m A - 18th, 1000m B - 33rd)
October 2021: Required four stitches in his left arm and three stiches near his shoulder blade while at a national training camp in Inzell, Germany.
2017: Injury to his hip joint.
2016
Began skating at age three in Obihiro.
"When I first skated, I saw my brother practice, and I was happy to notice I was skating much better than him." (pukecco.com, 2022)
"12 February is race day for the Beijing Olympics, the men's 500 m. I would like to be my best ever and stand at the starting line on that day." (takadou.com, 23 Apr 2021)
Speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu (JPN), Nagano 1998 Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion.
Speed skater Tsubasa Hasegawa (JPN), PyeongChang 2018 Olympian and 2013 Winter Universiade gold medallist.
Speed skater Kjeld Nuis (NED), PyeongChang 2018 dual Olympic gold medallist and four-time world champion. (isu.org)
"I'm said to be a late bloomer, but when it comes to racing, age doesn't matter." (news.yahoo.co.jp, 29 Dec 2021)
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