Masaya Yamada
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN10307199601 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 03 Jul 1996
in  Obihiro | |
| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Nihon University: Tokyo, JPN | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Residence | Obihiro, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.83 | 26 Oct 2018 | Nagano |
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| 1000m | 1:07.03 | 15 Feb 2020 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:43.83 | 16 Feb 2020 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 7:16.65 | 09 Dec 2012 | Obihiro |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Football. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Yasushi Suzuki, JPN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in 2007 in Obihiro, Japan. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/masaya.yamada.9231 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Wellnet: Japan |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing second in the 1000m at the 2019 World Sprint Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019, 15 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was encouraged to take up the sport by his uncle, who was also a skater. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His uncle. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Improve every day." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Famous relatives | His uncle Hideto Imai represented Japan in short track, and won gold in the 5000m relay at the 1994 World Championships in Guildford, England. His younger brother Kazuya Yamada has represented Japan in speed skating, including at the 2023 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023, SportsDeskOnline, 20 Nov 2023; skatingjapan.or.jp, 09 Nov 2021; sanspo.com, 24 Oct 2021; hochi.news, 19 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 6 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 12 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 15 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Obihiro | 1000m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Obihiro | 1500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Nagano | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 11 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 16 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 20 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 39 | |||