Kazuya Yamada
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN12709200101 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 27 Sep 2001 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Residence | Obihiro, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.83 | 21 Oct 2022 |  Nagano |
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| 1000m | 1:07.45 | 28 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:43.81 | 27 Jan 2024 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:36.67 | 23 Jan 2020 | Obihiro |
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| 10000m | 13:43.04 | 02 Nov 2019 | Obihiro |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Takasaki University of Health and Welfare: Japan |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Playing games. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Famous relatives | His older brother Masaya Yamada has represented Japan in speed skating, and placed fourth in men's team sprint at the 2020 World Single Distances Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2023; sanspo.com, 24 Oct 2022; skatingjapan.or.jp, 01 Sep 2022) | |
| Ambitions | To become an Olympic champion. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Toshihiko Itokawa, JPN |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/okazu__927/ |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He followed his brother into the sport. | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age three in Obihiro, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Japanese speed skater [and his brother] Masaya Yamada. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Nicknames | Kazu (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 14 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 17 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 6 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 8 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 12 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 38 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 46 | |||