Tatsuya Shinhama Explained

Tatsuya Shinhama
Headercolor:	d7ecff
Birth Date:	11 July 1996
Birth Place:	Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan^[1]
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	1.83 m
Country:	Japan
Club:	Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Event:	500 m, 1000 m

Tatsuya Shinhama (born 11 July 1996) is a Japanese speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.

Career

In March 2018 Shinhama won the gold medal at the 500m and 1000m events of the World University Speed Skating Championships in Minsk, Belarus.^[2] At the first competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Obihiro, Japan in March he finished third in the first 500m event. At the second competition weekend in Tomakomai, Japan he won both 500m events, his first victories on the World Cup circuit.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tatsuya SHINHAMA . Olympics.com . 4 February 2022.
2. Web site: Dan Palmer . Shinhama doubles up at World University Speed Skating Championships . insidethegames.biz . 24 March 2018.
3. Web site: Speed Skating news – Tatsuya Shinhama celebrates maiden Short Track World Cup victory . . 23 November 2018.
4. Web site: Speedskaters Tatsuya Shinhama, Nao Kodaira post victories at World Cup meet . . 24 November 2018.