Masaya Yamada
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN10307199601 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 03 Jul 1996
in  Obihiro | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Obihiro, JPN | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Nihon University: Tokyo, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.83 | 26 Oct 2018 | Nagano |
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| 1000m | 1:07.03 | 15 Feb 2020 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:43.83 | 16 Feb 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 7:16.65 | 09 Dec 2012 | Obihiro |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/masaya.yamada.9231 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Joji Kato [national], JPN; Keiichiro Nagashima [national], JPN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in grade four of primary school in Obihiro, Japan. | |
| Club / Team | Wellnet: Japan | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was encouraged to take up the sport by his uncle, who was also a skater. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His uncle. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing second in the 1000m at the 2019 World Sprint Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Hobbies | Football. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 01 Sep 2022) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Improve every day." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Famous relatives | His uncle Hideto Imai represented Japan in short track, and won gold in the 5000m relay at the 1994 World Championships in Guildford, England. His younger brother Kazuya Yamada has competed in speed skating at World Cup events. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Nov 2022; skatingjapan.or.jp, 09 Nov 2021; sanspo.com, 24 Oct 2021; hochi.news, 19 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 6 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 12 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | World Cup Nagano | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1500m | 16 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 20 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 500m | 39 | |||