Shuta Matsuzu
Japan
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STJPN10212199901 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 02 Dec 1999
in Tokyo  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Osaka, JPN | |
| Occupation | Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Information Management - Hannan University: Matsubara, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 41.153 | 08 Dec 2023 |  Beijing |
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| 1000m | 1:25.983 | 10 Dec 2023 | Beijing |
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| 1500m | 2:24.398 | 02 Mar 2018 |  Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Sirius EHC: Matsubara, JPN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Listening to hip hop music. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Kenichi Sugio, JPN |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/skating_shuta |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He suffered injuries to his ankle and knee at age 16. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) He has missed one month during his career due to a knee ligament injury. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2023) |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 3000m relay at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His mother was a skating coach and there was an ice rink near his house. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Japanese short track skater Kazuki Yoshinaga, Canadian short track skater Charles Hamelin. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018, 13 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age three in 2003 in Hokkaido, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He listens to the song 'Lose Yourself' by Eninem before races. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2023) | |
| Nicknames | Majin Devil [reference to a character from a Japanese manga of the same name]. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2023) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Impossible is impossible." (Athlete, 13 Dec 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2017/2018 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 35 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 55 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 2000m Relay | 10 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 25 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 27 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 32 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 63 | |||