Men
JPN
Tatsuya Shinhama
JPN- Date of birth11 Jul 1996
- Height183 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, university employee
- HometownObihiro
- Place of birthN/A
- Start skatingHe began skating at age three in Hokkaido, Japan, and got involved in the sport more seriously after starting primary school.
- Club Takasaki University of Health & Welfare
- Hobbies"Fishing but I have no time for it." (Athlete, December 2025)
- LanguagesJapanese
- CoachKeiichiro Nagashima
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He was presented with the JOC Cup for the 2019/20 season by the Japan Skating Federation. The award is given to the best skater of the season. (sponichi.co.jp, 25 Mar 2020)
He was named Skater of the Year for the 2019/20 season by the Tokyo Sports Journalists Club in Japan. (chunichi.co.jp, 20 Apr 2020)
In 2013 he was given an Excellence Award by the Kushiro Sports Association in Japan. (kushiro-taikyo.jp, 2013)
He was named Skater of the Year for the 2019/20 season by the Tokyo Sports Journalists Club in Japan. (chunichi.co.jp, 20 Apr 2020)
In 2013 he was given an Excellence Award by the Kushiro Sports Association in Japan. (kushiro-taikyo.jp, 2013)
"Don't be afraid of failure, and keep taking up challenges." (Athlete, 20 Nov 2018)
His elder brother, who began skating before him. (Athlete, December 2025)
Broke his lumbar vertebrae in a training fall in March 2024.
Injured his face while training during the summer of 2025.
(Athlete, December 2025)
Injured his face while training during the summer of 2025.
(Athlete, December 2025)
To win an Olympic medal in Milano. (Athlete, December 2025)
-Competed at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, with a best finish of 20th in the men's 500m.
- Won bronze in the men's 500m at the 2020 ISU World Single Distance Championships. (isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
- Became the first male speed skater representing Japan in 33 years to win the sprint combination at the world sprint championships by placing first at the 2020 edition of the tournament in Hamar, Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Dec 2020; fujitv-view.jp, 22 May 2020)
- Won the men's 500m at the ISU World Cup in Milwaukee, USA in February 2025 to end Jordan Stolz's streak of 18 successive World Cup wins. (Olympics.com)
- Won bronze in the men's 500m at the 2020 ISU World Single Distance Championships. (isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
- Became the first male speed skater representing Japan in 33 years to win the sprint combination at the world sprint championships by placing first at the 2020 edition of the tournament in Hamar, Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Dec 2020; fujitv-view.jp, 22 May 2020)
- Won the men's 500m at the ISU World Cup in Milwaukee, USA in February 2025 to end Jordan Stolz's streak of 18 successive World Cup wins. (Olympics.com)
He was encouraged to take up the sport by his older brother. (Athlete, December 2025)
Keiichiro Nagashima
