Oimatsu Kazuyoshi
Oimatsu Kazuyoshi ( Japanese 老 松 一 吉 ) (born October 30, 1911 in Tonami ; † March 24, 2001 ) was a Japanese figure skater and figure skating coach.
Oimatsu was a pioneer in Japanese figure skating. He started for the Osaka ice skating club . In 1931 he became a Japanese master . In 1932 he took part in the Olympic Games in Lake Placid and finished them in ninth place. In addition to Ryuichi Obitani , he was the first Japanese to take part in figure skating in the Olympic Games . At the World Championships in Montréal , he was seventh a little later. He appeared internationally for the next time in the Olympic year 1936. Here he finished ninth at the European Championships , at which non-Europeans were still allowed. At the World Championships he was 15th and the Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , he finished 20th.
After the Second World War , he ended his active sports career, became a coach and passed on the knowledge he had gained from his international appearances. He was one of the few to see the Olympic Games return to Lake Placid in 1980 .
Results
Competition / year | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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winter Olympics | 9. | 20th | |||||
World championships | 7th | 15th | |||||
European championships | 9. | ||||||
Japanese championships | 5. | 1. | 2. | 3. |
Web links
- Oimatsu Kazuyoshi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Oimatsu, Kazuyoshi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 老 松 一 吉 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1911 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonami |
DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 2001 |