Japanese name | |||||
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Kanji | 松村充 | ||||
Kana | まつむら みつる | ||||
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Mitsuru Matsumura | |
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Born | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | April 9, 1957
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Japan |
Skating club | Senshu University Kanagawa Military High School |
Retired | c. 1982 |
Mitsuru Matsumura (松村 充, Matsumura Mitsuru, born on April 9, 1957, in Yokohama) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won the Japanese national title in the 1978–79 season and competed at two Winter Olympics, placing 11th in 1976 ( Innsbruck) and 8th in 1980 ( Lake Placid, New York). [1] He also appeared at seven World Championships, achieving his best results, 6th, at the 1980 Worlds in Dortmund. After retiring from competition, he became a coach.
International | ||||||||||
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Event | 72–73 | 73–74 | 74–75 | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 |
Olympics | 11th | 8th | ||||||||
Worlds | 16th | 12th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 18th | |||
NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||||||
National | ||||||||||
Japan Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |