Mitsuru Matsumura (松村 充, Matsumura Mitsuru, born on April 9, 1957 in Yokohama) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won the Japanese national title in the 1978–79 season and competed at two Winter Olympics, placing 11th in 1976 (Innsbruck) and 8th in 1980 (Lake Placid, New York).[1] He also appeared at seven World Championships, achieving his best results, 6th, at the 1980 Worlds in Dortmund. After retiring from competition, he became a coach.
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Japanese name | |||||
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Kanji | 松村充 | ||||
Kana | まつむら みつる | ||||
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Mitsuru Matsumura | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Japan |
Born | (1957-04-09) April 9, 1957 (age 65) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Skating club | Senshu University Kanagawa Military High School |
Retired | c. 1982 |
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Event | 72–73 | 73–74 | 74–75 | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 |
Olympics | 11th | 8th | ||||||||
Worlds | 16th | 12th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 18th | |||
NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||||||
National | ||||||||||
Japan Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
Japan champions in figure skating – Men's singles | |
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