Rio Yamada
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN21007199701 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 10 Jul 1997
in  Suwa | |
| Gender | Women |
| Higher education | Education - Shinshu University: Matsumoto, JPN | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Residence | Nagano, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.65 | 27 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:13.92 | 04 Dec 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:57.39 | 17 Mar 2019 |  Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:29.10 | 22 Dec 2015 | Nagano |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Pilates. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Awards and honours | She received the Best New Player Award at the 2013 ABN Sports Grand Award Ceremony in Japan. (abn-tv.co.jp, 21 May 2013) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | She was encouraged to take up the sport by her parents. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began skating at age five in Chino, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Do your best even if you cannot accomplish [what you want]." (Athlete, 23 Nov 2018) | |
| Injuries | In 2017 she partially dislocated the patella in her right knee and needed around five months to recover. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023, 23 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Naotomi Shouji: Nagano, JPN | |
| Name of coach | Masahiro Yuki, JPN |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2024/2025 | ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Champions | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 7 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 9 | |||
| 2024/2025 | ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Champions | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 15 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2024/2025 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 7 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 8 | |||
| 2024/2025 | ISU World Cup Speed Skating Classification | 1000m | 10 | |||
| 2024/2025 | ISU World Cup Speed Skating Classification | 500m | 22 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 26 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 34 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 34 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 38 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 40 | |||
| 2024/2025 | ISU World Cup Speed Skating Classification | 1500m | 46 | |||