Yamato Tamura Explained

Kanji:	田村 岳斗
Kana:	たむら やまと
Ibox-Order:	ja

Yamato Tamura
Country:	Japan
Birth Date:	28 May 1979
Birth Place:	Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Formerpartner:	Marie Arai
Formercoach:	Minoru Sano, Hiroshi Nagakubo, Masako Ogasawara
Skating Club:	Nihon University, Tokyo
Beganskating:	1984
Retired:	2004
Combined Total:	149.74
Combined Date:	2003 NHK Trophy
Sp Score:	53.95
Sp Date:	2003 NHK Trophy
Fs Score:	95.79
Fs Date:	2003 NHK Trophy

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.

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 have included:

• Mariko Kihara^[1]
• Satoko Miyahara,^[2] 2015 World silver medalist and 4-time Japanese National champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
• Yuna Shiraiwa,^[3] two time Japanese Junior silver medallist (2016, 2017)
• Rika Kihira,^[4] 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
• Taichi Honda^[5]
• Marin Honda,^[6] 2016 Junior World Champion, 2017 Junior World silver medallist
• Kana Muramoto^[7] (as a singles skater)
• Satsuki Muramoto^[8]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2003–04	Piano Concerto	Space Battleship Yamato
2002–03	Canta Loop	Interview with the Vampire
2001–02	Carmen	The Mummy
2000–01	Moonlight Sonata Waldstein Sonata	The Mummy

Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

International
Event	95–96		97–98	98–99			01–02	02–03	03–04
align=left				17th
align=left				26th		27th	17th			22nd
align=left						8th	6th	9th		5th
align=left				10th	9th	7th	9th	4th	7th	10th
align=left					8th		9th
align=left				4th
align=left						4th	10th
align=left								8th	10th
align=left			2nd
align=left									4th
align=left	Universiade				7th
International: Junior
align=left	Junior Worlds	8th	7th
National
Japan Champ.		2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Japan Junior	2nd	1st
WD: Withdrew

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ladies. ISU. ISU. 7 January 2016.
2. Web site: Ladies. ISU. ISU. 7 January 2016.
3. Web site: Ladies. ISU. ISU. 7 January 2016.
4. Web site: Ladies. ISU. ISU. 30 November 2017.
5. Web site: Men. ISU. ISU. 7 January 2016.
6. Web site: Ladies. ISU. ISU. 7 January 2016.
7. Web site: Ladies. ISU. ISU. 7 January 2016.
8. Web site: Crystal Report Viewer. https://web.archive.org/web/20070523082002/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006995.htm. dead. 2007-05-23. 2007-05-23. 2019-05-05.