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Mitsuru Matsumura

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Japanese name
Kanji松村充
Kanaまつむら みつる
Transcriptions
RomanizationMatsumura Mitsuru
Mitsuru Matsumura
Born (1957-04-09) April 9, 1957 (age 67)
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
Skating clubSenshu University
Kanagawa Military High School
Retiredc. 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.

Competitive highlights

International
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

References

  1. ^ "Mitsuru Matsumura". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.