Hijiri Iwashita
Japan
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STJPN13008199401 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 30 Aug 1994 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Tsuruga, JPN | |
| Occupation | Office Worker | |
| Higher education | Law - Yamanashi Gakuin University: Kofu, JPN | |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 41.288 | 02 Nov 2018 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:25.148 | 10 Nov 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 2:25.374 | 13 Aug 2017 | Calgary |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Fukui Prefecture Sports Association: Japan |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Fishing. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 27 Oct 2012) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/hijiri.iwashita.7 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He has fractured his right shinbone during his sporting career. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He wanted to skate fast. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | His father. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Yugo Shinohara, JPN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in grade three of primary school at the Teisan Lodge club in Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Continuity is power." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2011/2012 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 16 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 1000m | 25 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 1500m | 25 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 31 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 1000m | 42 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 44 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 56 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 65 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 90 | |||