Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSJPN22305199401 | |
NOC | Japan | |
Born | 23 May 1994 in Gunma | |
Gender | Women |
Languages | Dutch, Japanese | |
Residence | Shimosuwa, JPN | |
Occupation | Athlete |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 38.53 | 05 Jan 2022 | Obihiro | |||
1000m | 1:16.67 | 28 Nov 2021 | Shibukawa | |||
1500m | 1:57.93 | 21 Nov 2015 | Salt Lake City, UT | |||
3000m | 4:12.90 | 14 Mar 2014 | Calgary | |||
5000m | 7:40.17 | 23 Dec 2015 | Nagano |
Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
World Junior Championships
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Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 1 |
Club / Team | Nidec Sankyo Skating Team: Japan |
Hobbies | Listening to music, reading, cooking, shopping. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) |
Name of coach | Johan de Wit [national], NED |
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006263256115 |
Reason for choosing this sport | Her older sister was already skating. "In my childhood, I always did exactly the same as she did." | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport in 2003 at age nine in Tsumagoi, Japan. |
Nicknames | Toi (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) | |
Awards and honours | In 2013 and 2014 she was given an Excellence Award by the Nagano Amateur Sports Association in Japan. (globalathlete.jp, 09 Jul 2015) |
twitter.com/saori_toy |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Give it all you've got. Work hard and play hard." (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015) |