Takuya Morimoto
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 27 Nov 1994 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete, Coach | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Nippon Sport Science University: Tokyo, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.42 | 03 Dec 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:12.11 | 07 Sep 2019 |  Obihiro |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Mie Amateur Sports Association: Japan | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in grade one of primary school in Shihoro, Japan. | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was introduced to skating during a class at school. | |
| Name of coach | Johan de Wit [national], NED |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | COACHING He has coached speed skating at the Mie Amateur Sports Association in Japan. (isenp.co.jp, 14 Jan 2021, 29 Jun 2020) |
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| Hobbies | Watching films. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 01 Sep 2020) | |
| Most influential person in career | Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2018 he was given the National Sports Festival Award by the Mie Amateur Sports Association in Japan. (mie-sports.or.jp, 01 Jan 2018) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Making his World Cup debut in the 2019/20 season. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) |
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 500m | 25 | |||