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Japan
Career
1969 - 2025
Best year
1998
Total points
585
Best results
1x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#6
10-year rank
#8
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | Men | 2 | 2 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2025 | Four Continents Championships | 500m | Men | 3 | 1 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2025 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2024 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | Men | 3 | 1 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2024 | Four Continents Championships | 500m | Men | 3 | 1 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2024 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Yuuma Murakami |
| 2024 | Four Continents Championships | 500m | Men | 2 | 2 | Wataru Morishige |
| 2024 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | Men | 2 | 2 | Taiyo Nonomura |
| 2024 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 3 | 2 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2024 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Wataru Morishige |
| 2023 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Yuuma Murakami |
| 2023 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Wataru Morishige |
| 2023 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Wataru Morishige |
| 2023 | Four Continents Championships | 500m | Men | 2 | 2 | Yuma Murakami |
| 2022 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 3 | 6 | Wataru Morishige |
| 2022 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Wataru Morishige |
| 2020 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 1 | 8 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2020 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | Men | 1 | 4 | Koki Kubo |
| 2020 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2020 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2019 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2019 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Tatsuya Shinhama |
| 2013 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Joji Kato |
| 2013 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Joji Kato |
| 2011 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Joji Kato |
| 2011 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Joji Kato |
| 2010 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Keiichiro Nagashima |
| 2010 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 3 | 6 | Joji Kato |
| 2010 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 2 | 12 | Keiichiro Nagashima |
| 2009 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Keiichiro Nagashima |
| 2009 | World Cup | 100m | Men | 1 | 8 | Yūya Oikawa |
| 2009 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Keiichiro Nagashima |
| 2009 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 3 | 2 | Keiichiro Nagashima |
| 2008 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Joji Kato |
| 2008 | World Cup | 100m | Men | 3 | 2 | Joji Kato |
| 2007 | World Cup | 100m | Men | 1 | 8 | Yūya Oikawa |
| 2007 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Keiichiro Nagashima |
| 2007 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Yūya Oikawa |
| 2006 | World Cup | 100m | Men | 1 | 8 | Yūya Oikawa |
| 2006 | World record - annual holding | 500m | Men | 1 | 2 | Joji Kato |
| 2005 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Joji Kato |
| 2005 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Joji Kato |
| 2005 | World Cup | 100m | Men | 2 | 4 | Yūya Oikawa |
| 2005 | World record - improvement | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Joji Kato |
| 2005 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2004 | World Championship | 1000m | Men | 3 | 2 | Masaaki Kobayashi |
| 2004 | World Cup | 100m | Men | 3 | 2 | Joji Kato |
| 2004 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2004 | World record - annual holding | 500m | Men | 1 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2003 | World record - annual holding | 500m | Men | 1 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2003 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2002 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 2 | 12 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2002 | World record - annual holding | 500m | Men | 1 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2002 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Toyoki Takeda |
| 2001 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2001 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2001 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2001 | World record - improvement | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2001 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Toyoki Takeda |
| 2000 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2000 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 2000 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1999 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 3 | 2 | Yukinori Miyabe |
| 1999 | World Championship | 1000m | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1999 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1999 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1998 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 1 | 24 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1998 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1998 | Own WR improvement | 500m | Men | 1 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1998 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1998 | Olympic Games | 1000m | Men | 3 | 6 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1998 | World Championship | 1000m | Men | 3 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1998 | Own WR improvement | 500m | Men | 1 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1997 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1997 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Manabu Horii |
| 1997 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Manabu Horii |
| 1997 | World record - annual holding | 500m | Men | 1 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1997 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Manabu Horii |
| 1997 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1996 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Manabu Horii |
| 1996 | World record - improvement | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1996 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Manabu Horii |
| 1996 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Yasunori Miyabe |
| 1996 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1996 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 3 | 2 | Junichi Inoue |
| 1996 | World Championship | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1996 | World record - improvement | 1000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Manabu Horii |
| 1995 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Manabu Horii |
| 1995 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Yasunori Miyabe |
| 1995 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1995 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1995 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 3 | 2 | Yasunori Miyabe |
| 1995 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Yukinori Miyabe |
| 1994 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 3 | 6 | Manabu Horii |
| 1994 | World record - improvement | 1000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Yasunori Miyabe |
| 1994 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Junichi Inoue |
| 1994 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Manabu Horii |
| 1993 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Hiroyasu Shimizu |
| 1993 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Yasunori Miyabe |
| 1992 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Yasunori Miyabe |
| 1992 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 1 | 8 | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 3 | 6 | Junichi Inoue |
| 1992 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa |
| 1992 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 2 | 12 | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 1000m | Men | 3 | 6 | Yukinori Miyabe |
| 1991 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 2 | 4 | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa |
| 1991 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 2 | 4 | Yasunori Miyabe |
| 1991 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa |
| 1991 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 3 | 2 | Toshiyuki Kuroiwa |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 3 | 6 | Akira Kuroiwa |
| 1987 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 1 | 8 | Akira Kuroiwa |
| 1987 | World Cup | 1000m | Men | 2 | 4 | Akira Kuroiwa |
| 1987 | World Cup | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Akira Kuroiwa |
| 1987 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Yukihiro Mitani |
| 1986 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 3 | 2 | Akira Kuroiwa |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 500m | Men | 2 | 12 | Yoshihiro Kitazawa |
| 1983 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 1 | 8 | Akira Kuroiwa |
| 1974 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Masaki Suzuki |
| 1970 | World record - improvement | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Keiichi Suzuki |
| 1970 | World Championship | Sprint | Men | 2 | 4 | Keiichi Suzuki |
| 1969 | World record - improvement | 500m | Men | 1 | 8 | Keiichi Suzuki |
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