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Yamato Tamura (田村 岳斗, Tamura Yamato, born May 28, 1979) is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion and represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th.[1]

Yamato Tamura
Japanese name
Kanji	田村 岳斗
Kana	たむら やまと

Yamato Tamura
Tamura in 2003.
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 43) Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Former partner	Marie Arai
Former coach	Minoru Sano, Hiroshi Nagakubo, Masako Ogasawara
Skating club	Nihon University, Tokyo
Began skating	1984
Retired	2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	149.74 2003 NHK Trophy
Short program	53.95 2003 NHK Trophy
Free skate	95.79 2003 NHK Trophy

Career

As a competitor

Competing in single skating, Tamura won two Japanese national titles. He was selected to represent Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics and placed 17th. Minoru Sano coached him during his career. Tamura landed a quadruple toe loop in competition in 1999 and a quadruple toe-triple toe combination in 2000. He retired from competition in 2004 and turned to coaching.

Tamura also competed briefly in pair skating, winning the 1997 national title with Marie Arai.

As a coach

Tamura is a coach at the Kansai University Skating Club in Takatsuki, Osaka alongside Mie Hamada. His students include:

• Mariko Kihara[2]
• Satoko Miyahara,[3] 2015 World silver medalist and 4-time Japanese National champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
• Yuna Shiraiwa,[4] two time Japanese Junior silver medallist (2016, 2017)
• Rika Kihira,[5] 2017-18 Japanese Junior national champion as well as Senior national bronze and silver medallist. She was the first lady to land a 3A+3T combination in international competition (at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final).
• Young You, 2020 Four Continents silver medalist, 4-time South Korean National champion (2015, 18-20) and 2019 Skate Canada Bronze medalist

His former students include:

• Taichi Honda[6]
• Marin Honda,[7] 2016 Junior World Champion, 2017 Junior World silver medallist
• Kana Muramoto[8] (as a singles skater)
• Satsuki Muramoto[9]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2003–04 [1]	Piano Concerto by Edvard Grieg	Space Battleship Yamato
2002–03 [10]	Canta Loop	Interview with the Vampire by Elliot Goldenthal
2001–02 [11]	Carmen by Georges Bizet	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith
2000–01 [12]	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven Waldstein Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith

Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

International[13]
Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04
Olympics			17th
Worlds			26th		27th	17th			22nd
Four Continents					8th	6th	9th		5th
GP NHK Trophy			10th	9th	7th	9th	4th	7th	10th
GP Skate America				8th		9th
GP Skate Canada			4th
GP Sparkassen					4th	10th
GP Trophée Lalique							8th	10th
Nebelhorn Trophy		2nd
Asian Games								4th
Universiade				7th
International: Junior[13]
Junior Worlds	8th	7th
National[13]
Japan Champ.		2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Japan Junior	2nd	1st
WD: Withdrew

References

External links

• Yamato Tamura at the International Skating Union

На других языках

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- [en] Yamato Tamura

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[ru] Тамура, Ямато

Ямато Тамура (яп. 田村 岳斗 Тамура Ямато, Tamura Yamato, род. 28 мая 1979 (1979-05-28) года) — японский фигурист, соревновавшийся в мужском одиночном разряде и парном катании. В одиночном катании Тамура два раза становился чемпионом Японии, представлял страну на Зимних Олимпийских играх 1998 года, где занял 17-е место. Неоднократно выступал на чемпионатах мира и раз выступал на зимней Универсиаде. В паре с фигуристкой Мариэ Арай также стал чемпионом Японии 1997 года. После сезона 2003—2004 завершил любительскую карьеру. В настоящее время работает тренером в Kansai University Skating Club в городе Такацуки (префектура Осака) вместе с Миэ Хамадой, среди их учеников наиболее известные фигуристки-одиночницы Сатоко Мияхара и Рика Кихира.

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