Hiroki Yokoyama

Japan

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STJPN11802199401
NOC	Japan
Born	18 Feb 1994 in Kobe
Gender	Men

Residence	Toyota, JPN
Higher education	Economics - Kwansei Gakuin University: Nishinomiya, JPN
Languages	Japanese

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	41.246	16 Nov 2014	Montreal
	1000m	1:24.118	04 Nov 2018	Calgary
	1500m	2:11.392	09 Nov 2018	Salt Lake City, UT

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Championships	Event
World Championships
	5000m Relay		1
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	3000m Relay	1	1

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Toyota Motor: Nishinomiya, JPN

General Interest

Hobbies	Cycling, taking walks. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 12 Oct 2017)
Injuries	He needed 20 stitches in his right thigh after falling during training in December 2011. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018; kobe-np.co.jp, 27 Oct 2012)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport in 2004 in Kobe, Japan.

General Interest

Nicknames

Yoko chan (gittian.jp, 27 Oct 2012)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/hiroki.yokoyama.186

General Interest

Awards and honours	In 2018 he was given the Aichi Prefecture Sports Citation Award in Japan. (pref.aichi.jp, 30 May 2018) In 2013 and 2014 he received the Hyogo Prefecture Sports Excellence Award in Japan. (hyogo-c.ed.jp, 13 Feb 2015, 13 Feb 2014)
Famous relatives	His father Shinji has worked as a short track coach. (kobe-np.co.jp, 29 Apr 2015; hyogo-c.ed.jp, 28 Jan 2015)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

He became interested in the sport after joining a skating class.

General Interest

Most influential person in career

His father. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Satoru Terao [club], JPN; Keiichiro Nagashima [national], JPN

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement	Winning bronze in the 5000m relay at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Put effort in every day." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2010/2011	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2017/2018	World Championships	5000m Relay	3
	2012/2013	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2023/2024	World Championships	5000m Relay	5
	2011/2012	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	5
	2018	Olympic Games	5000m Relay	7
	2018/2019	World Championships	5000m Relay	7
	2014/2015	World Championships	1500m	8
	2010/2011	World Junior Championships	Overall	9
	2011/2012	World Junior Championships	Overall	10
	2023/2024	World Championships	2000m Relay	10
	2014/2015	World Championships	Overall	15
	2012/2013	World Junior Championships	Overall	15
	2018	Olympic Games	1500m	23
	2014/2015	World Championships	1000m	25
	2014/2015	World Championships	500m	26

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2018/2019	Dresden	5000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	Turin	5000m Relay	2
	2023/2024	Gdansk	5000m Relay	3
	2017/2018	Budapest	5000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Almaty	2000m Relay	4
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1000m	4
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	5000m Relay	5
	2018/2019	Almaty	5000m Relay	5
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	6
	2016/2017	Dresden	1500m	7
	2016/2017	Shanghai	5000m Relay	7
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	5000m Relay	7
	2018/2019	Almaty	1500m	8
	2023/2024	Dresden	1000m	8
	2016/2017	Dresden	1500m	9
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	9
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1500m	9
	2016/2017	Gangneung	5000m Relay	9
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	5000m Relay	9
	2016/2017	Minsk	5000m Relay	9
	2023/2024	Gdansk	2000m Relay	10
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	5000m Relay	12
	2016/2017	Minsk	1000m	13
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	16
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	16
	2018/2019	Almaty	500m	16
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1500m	17
	2016/2017	Minsk	1500m	18
	2023/2024	Gdansk	500m	18
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	19
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	19
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1500m	21
	2023/2024	Gdansk	500m	21
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1500m	21
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	22
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	1500m	24
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1500m	25
	2016/2017	Shanghai	1000m	25
	2023/2024	Dresden	500m	25
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	26
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1000m	27
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	1500m	28
	2017/2018	Shanghai	1500m	34
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	34
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	36
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	1000m	40
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1000m	49
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	500m	50
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	500m	53
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1000m	57
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	500m	62
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	Overall	64