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Daichi Yamanaka

flagJPN
    • Date of birth01 May 1990
    • Height177 CM
    • ProfessionAthlete
    • HometownNagano
    • Place of birthNagano
    • Start skatingHe took up the sport in 1999 at age nine in Nagano, Japan.
    • Club Densan: Nagano, JPN
    • HobbiesOutdoor activities, visiting hot springs. (ndensan.co.jp, 01 Feb 2020; skatingjapan.or.jp, 02 Jul 2020)
    • LanguagesJapanese
    • FamilyWife Mai
    • CoachN/A
    • Former CoachN/A
    • General Interest
    • Sport Specific Information
    He received the Olympic Award at the 2018 ABN Sports Awards Ceremony in Japan. (abn-tv.co.jp, 07 May 2018)

    In 2017 he was given the Best Skater Award by the Nagano Skate Association in Japan. (skating-nsa.jp, 20 May 2018)

    He was named the Best New Athlete at the 2008 ABN Sports Awards Ceremony. (abn-tv.co.jp, 31 May 2014)
    Japanese speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
    Coach Masahiro Yuki. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
    He has sustained an injury to his left wrist and a fracture to his rib during his career. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
    A friend was involved in a skating club and encouraged him to join.