Yuya Oikawa
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN11601198101 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 16 Jan 1981
in  Obihiro | |
| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Law - Yamanashi Gakuin University: Japan | |
| Occupation | Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Residence | Japan | |
| Family | One daughter |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.27 | 11 Dec 2009 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:09.54 | 29 Jan 2012 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:53.64 | 10 Aug 2007 | Calgary |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | The sport was popular in the area where he grew up. | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He first tried the sport at a local club at age three. | |
| Club / Team | Daiwa House: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His father. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017) | |
| Hero / Idol | US speed skater Joey Cheek. (Athlete, 28 Mar 2012) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.daiwahouse.co.jp/skate/index.html/ | www.facebook.com/yuya.oikawa.5 | twitter.com/yuya_oikawa |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Spending time with his daughter. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 20 Nov 2017) | |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (hochi.co.jp, 19 Oct 2017) | |
| Awards and honours | In April 2014 he received the Nakasatsunai Villagers Honorary Award in Japan. (nakasatsunai.hokkaido.jp, 14 Apr 2014) In March 2014 he received a Special Honorary Award in Ikeda, Japan. (tokachi.co.jp, 31 Mar 2014) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Johan de Wit [national], NED |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Be grateful." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2015) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2006/2007 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2006 | Olympic Games | 2 x 500m | 4 | |||
| 2004/2005 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 4 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 6 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 10 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 12 | |||
| 2010 | Olympic Games | 2 x 500m | 13 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 15 | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | 2 x 500m | 15 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 16 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 19 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 24 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2006/2007 | World Cup Classification | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2005/2006 | World Cup Classification | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Cup Classification | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Changchun | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Changchun | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Changchun | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2006/2007 | Nagano | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Kolomna | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2006/2007 | Calgary | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2005/2006 | Heerenveen | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2006/2007 | Harbin | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Salt Lake City, UT | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Changchun | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Nagano | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Salt Lake City, UT | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Salt Lake City, UT | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Nagano | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Kolomna | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Changchun | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Kolomna | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Kolomna | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Kolomna | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Nagano | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2004/2005 | Harbin | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2006/2007 | Calgary | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2004/2005 | World Cup Classification | 100m | 2 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Nagano | 100m | 1 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Kolomna | 100m | 2 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Changchun | 100m | 2 | |||
| 2005/2006 | Collalbo | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2004/2005 | Calgary | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2004/2005 | Erfurt | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2009/2010 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2010/2011 | Heerenveen | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2009/2010 | Erfurt | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2009/2010 | Erfurt | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Nagano | 100m | 3 | |||
| 2004/2005 | Erfurt | 100m | 3 | |||
| 2004/2005 | Heerenveen | 100m | 3 | |||
| 2008/2009 | Kolomna | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2011/2012 | Chelyabinsk | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2011/2012 | Chelyabinsk | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2004/2005 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 4 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 4 | |||
| 2005/2006 | Collalbo | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 7 | |||
| 2005/2006 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 7 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 8 | |||
| 2006/2007 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 8 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2003/2004 | World Cup Classification | 100m | 12 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 15 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 15 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 20 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 24 | |||
| 2007/2008 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 25 | |||
| 2003/2004 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 25 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 31 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 46 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 48 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 48 | |||