Masaya Yamada
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 03 Jul 1996 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Japan | |
| Occupation | Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Nihon University: Tokyo, 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 | 1:08.03 | 23 Feb 2019 |  Heerenveen |
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| 1500m | 1:45.06 | 15 Dec 2018 | Heerenveen |
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| 5000m | 7:16.65 | 09 Dec 2012 | Obihiro |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/masaya.yamada.9231 |
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. | |
| Club / Team | Nidec Sankyo: Tokyo, JPN | |
| Name of coach | Johan de Wit [national], NED | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in grade four of primary school in Obihiro, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Football. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 25 Mar 2018) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing second in 1000m at the 2019 World Sprint Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Most influential person in career | His uncle. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Improve everyday." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 6 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 10 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1500m | 16 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 20 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 500m | 39 | |||