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Daichi Yamanaka

Japan

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSJPN10105199001
NOCJapan
Born01 May 1990 in  Nagano
GenderMen
LanguagesJapanese
Higher educationElectronic Engineering - Nagano National College of Technology: Japan
OccupationAthlete
FamilyWife Mai
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 34.06 14 Feb 2020 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:08.76 21 Mar 2015 Calgary  
    1500m 1:45.94 18 Mar 2012 Calgary  
    5000m 6:59.84 25 Oct 2008 Nagano  
    10000m 15:55.65 07 Feb 2007 Matsubara  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamDensan: Nagano, JPN  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesOutdoor activities, visiting hot springs. (ndensan.co.jp, 01 Feb 2020; skatingjapan.or.jp, 02 Jul 2020)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportA friend was involved in a skating club and encouraged him to join.  
When and where did you begin this sport?He took up the sport in 1999 at age nine in Nagano, Japan.  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/daichi.yamanaka.3  
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursHe received the Olympic Award at the 2018 ABN Sports Awards Ceremony in Japan. (abn-tv.co.jp, 07 May 2018)

In 2017 he was given the Best Skater Award by the Nagano Skate Association in Japan. (skating-nsa.jp, 20 May 2018)

He was named the Best New Athlete at the 2008 ABN Sports Awards Ceremony. (abn-tv.co.jp, 31 May 2014) 		 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachJohan de Wit [national], NED  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesHe has sustained an injury to his left wrist and a fracture to his rib during his career. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)  
Most influential person in careerCoach Masahiro Yuki. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)  
Hero / IdolJapanese speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 500m5  
    2018 Olympic Games 500m5  
    2017/2018 World Sprint Championships Overall10  
    2019/2020 World Sprint Championships Overall13  
    2018 Olympic Games 1000m24  
    2014 Olympic Games 1000m36  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2017/2018 Stavanger 500m2  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m9  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m37  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 500m39  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Overall41  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1000m46  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 1000m50  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m51