Wataru Morishige
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN11707200001 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 17 Jul 2000
in  Betsukai | |
| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Business Administration - Senshu University: Tokyo, JPN | |
| Occupation | Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Residence | Obihiro, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 33.99 | 05 Dec 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:08.59 | 30 Dec 2021 | Nagano |
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| 1500m | 1:50.90 | 02 Mar 2024 | Hachinohe |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Senshu University: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Gaming. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Taro Kondo, JPN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2009 in Betsukai, Japan. |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/mori_spsk/ | twitter.com/mori_spsk |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze in the 500m at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He discovered speed skating after seeing the sport advertised on a poster. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His teacher at middle school. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 4 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 16 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Obihiro | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Obihiro | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Heerenveen | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Heerenveen | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Heerenveen | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 58 | |||