Seitaro ICHINOHE

Japan

Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 25 Jan 1996

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.76/5'9''

Place of birth: BIHORO

Birth Country:

Japan

Residence: NAGANO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Speed Skating	Men's 1500m	10
	Men's 5000m	12
	Men's Mass Start	8

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Speed Skating Oval	Men's 5000m	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Men's 1500m	Finished
National Speed Skating Oval	Men's Mass Start Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men's Team Pursuit (8 laps)	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
9	Men's 5000m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Mass Start	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
2	Men's 3000m	2012	Innsbruck, AUT
3	Men's 1500m	2012	Innsbruck, AUT

World Single Distance Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men's Team Pursuit	2020	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
3	Men's Allround	2020	Hamar, NOR
4	Men's 1500m	2019	Inzell, GER
4	Men's Team Pursuit	2019	Inzell, GER
5	Men's Mass Start	2019	Inzell, GER
6	Men's 1500m	2020	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
14	Men's 5000m	2020	Salt Lake City, UT, USA

World Cup
Season	Men's 1500m	Men's Long Distances	Men's Team Pursuit	Men's Mass Start
2019/20	21	25
2018/19	4	20	3	26
2017/18	76	29
2016/17		45
2014/15	45	60

Nickname:

"Number One Boy"

Hobbies:

Hiking, camping

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Education - Shinshu University in Matsumoto (JPN)

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

ANA

Coach:

National: Johan de Wit (NED)

Debut:

2013 World Cup in Calgary (Team pursuit - 11th)

Injuries:

2015: Thigh injury.

National team:

2017

Start:

Began skating at age two, and began taking it seriously in his third year of primary school. (Info 2018)

Reason:

His father, a skating coach, took him to the rink. (Info 2018)

Ambition:

Win a medal in the 1500m and 5000m at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (yahoo.co.jp, 7 Mar 2020)

Influence:

His father. (Info 2018)

Philosophy:

"You get more results by trying out different things than by always trying the same thing" (yahoo.co.jp, 7 Mar 2020)

Award:

Bihoro Honorary Award (2017)

General Interest

DIETICIAN
Was assigned a diet expert in the 2021/22 season to help control his weight. "It's currently fluctuating between 74 and 75 kg, but I'd like to try further limit it for the World Cups. We'll discuss my optimal weight in the future." (nikkansports.com, 24 Oct 2021)

Milestones

Finished tenth in the 1500m at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

His bronze medal at the 2020 World Allround Championships was the first for a Japanese man since Keiji Shirahata in 1997.

The silver medal he won with Shane Williamson and Ryosuke Tsuchiya in the team pursuit at the 2020 World Single Distance Championships was the first for the Japanese men's team.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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