Seitaro Ichinohe
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN12501199601 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 25 Jan 1996 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | English, Japanese | |
| Higher education | Education - Shinshu University: Matsumoto, JPN | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Office Worker | |
| Residence | Obihiro, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.17 | 29 Feb 2020 |  Hamar |
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| 1000m | 1:10.02 | 07 Mar 2021 |  Hachinohe |
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| 1500m | 1:42.36 | 16 Feb 2020 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:12.80 | 01 Dec 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:07.88 | 01 Mar 2020 | Hamar |
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Main Achievements |
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World Allround Championships
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| Allround | 1 | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | 1 | ||||
| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His father was a coach and took him to a skating rink. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Japanese speed skater Masahiro Yuki. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Osawa Wataru, JPN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age three. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005776931577 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | In 2018 he received the Nagano Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (shinmai.co.jp, 04 Apr 2018) In 2017 he was given the Best Skater Award by the Nagano Skate Association in Japan. (skating-nsa.jp, 20 May 2018) In 2014 he was given the Yamagata Prefecture Sports Glory Award in Japan. (yamagata-np.jp, 23 Feb 2015) In 2013 he received the Yamagata Prefecture Sports Honorary Award. (yamagata.jp, 25 Feb 2014) In 2012 he was presented with the Bihoro Honorary Award in Japan. (denshobato.com, 27 Mar 2012) |
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| Hobbies | Coffee. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/ichinosei55 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "As I compete in both the 5000m and 1500m, I aim to race in the 5000m maintaining the same speed as the 1500m. This works well for me." (news.yahoo.co.jp, 07 Mar 2020) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | ANA: Japan |
General Interest
General Interest
| Milestones | He and his teammates Riku Tsuchiya and Shane Williamson became the first male Japanese speed skaters to win a medal in team pursuit at the world single distances championships by claiming silver in the event at the 2020 edition of the tournament in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Jan 2021; news.yahoo.co.jp, 07 Mar 2020) | |
| Hero / Idol | His father. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Injuries | He sustained an injury to his left hip at age 19. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | 10000m | 2 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Four Continents Championships | Team Pursuit | 2 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Four Continents Championships | 5000m | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 6 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Mass Start | 8 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 12 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 12 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 14 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Nagano | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Calgary, AB | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1500m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Tomakomai | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 10 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 11 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 16 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 20 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 21 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 25 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 25 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 26 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 29 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 44 | |||