Tatsuya Shinhama
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN11107199601 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 11 Jul 1996 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Health and Welfare Studies - Takasaki University of Health and Welfare: Japan | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Residence | Obihiro, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 33.79 | 10 Mar 2019 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:06.72 | 28 Jan 2024 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:52.14 | 26 Sep 2014 |  Calgary |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Fishing. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 09 Nov 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Toshihiko Itokawa, JPN |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/people/Shinhama-Tatsuya/100006194899260 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was encouraged to take up the sport by his older brother. | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age three in Hokkaido, Japan, and got involved in the sport more seriously after starting primary school. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't be afraid of failure, and keep taking up challenges." (Athlete, 20 Nov 2018) | |
| Awards and honours | He was presented with the JOC Cup for the 2019/20 season by the Japan Skating Federation. The award is given to the best skater of the season. (sponichi.co.jp, 25 Mar 2020) He was named Skater of the Year for the 2019/20 season by the Tokyo Sports Journalists Club in Japan. (chunichi.co.jp, 20 Apr 2020) In 2013 he was given an Excellence Award by the Kushiro Sports Association in Japan. (kushiro-taikyo.jp, 2013) |
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| Milestones | He became the first male speed skater representing Japan in 33 years to win the sprint combination at the world sprint championships by placing first at the 2020 edition of the tournament in Hamar, Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Dec 2020; fujitv-view.jp, 22 May 2020) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 1 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 16 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 16 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 20 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 21 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 21 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Heerenveen | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Heerenveen | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Heerenveen | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Heerenveen | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomakomai | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Obihiro | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Stavanger | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomakomai | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Nagano | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Nagano | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Obihiro | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Quebec, QC | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Obihiro | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 14 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 29 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 33 | |||