is a retired Japanese competitive
pair skater
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
and figure skating coach.
With pair partner, Naoko Asano, he is the
1976–77 Japanese National bronze medalist and with pair partner, Mutsumi Takezaki, he is the
1978–79 Japanese National silver medalist.
Biography
Okajima was born on March 23, 1957, in
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
,
Japan
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As a pair skater, he competed at the 1976–77 Japanese Championships with pair partner, Naoko Asano, winning the bronze medal. He also competed at the 1978–79 Japanese National with Mutsumi Takezaki, winning the silver medal.][
He became a figure skating coach following the end of his competitive career and graduated from ]Nihon University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...
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Okajima initially coached at the Shin-Matsudo Ice Arena in ]Matsudo
260px, Matsudo City Hall
is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 498,575 in 242,981 households and a population density of 8100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Matsudo is loca ...
, Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
before relocating to the Meiji Jingu Gaien Ice Skating Rink in Shinjuku City
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
, Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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His current students include:
* ]Wakaba Higuchi
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2018 World silver medalist and a five-time Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2015, silver in 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2022). On the junior level, she is a two-time World Junior bronze medalist (2015, ...
[
* ]Rion Sumiyoshi
is a Japanese figure skater. She is a four-time ISU Grand Prix medalist and the 2022 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist. Earlier in her career, she won bronze at the 2018 JGP Canada and silver at the 2021–22 Japanese Junior Championships. ...
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* ]Kao Miura
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 World Junior Champion, 2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2022 Four Continents bronze medalist, and ...
[
* Daiya Ebihara][
His former students include:
* ]Kazumi Kishimoto
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed as high as fourth at the World Junior Championships. He finished tenth at the 2005 Four Continents Championships.
Programs
R ...
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* ]Hirofumi Torii
is a Japanese figure skater. He placed 22nd at the 2007 World Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at an ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a s ...
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* ]Nana Takeda
is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2007 NHK Trophy bronze medalist and 2009 Winter Universiade silver medalist. She won five medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed as high as fourth at the World Junior Championships.
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* ]Shoko Ishikawa
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 NRW Trophy champion, 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist, and 2008 Japanese junior bronze medalist.
Programs
Competitive highlights
''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand ...
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* ]Yuki Nishino
is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and represented Japan at two World Junior Championships. She won silver medals at two senior internationals, the 2011 NRW Trophy and 2012 Gardena Spr ...
[
* Akari Matsuoka][
* ]Mao Shimada
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2022 Japanese national bronze medalist, and a two-time Japanese junior national champion (2021–2022). She is ...
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Competitive highlights
With Takezaki
With Asano
References
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[{{cite web , title=Japanese Pair Championships Over the Years , url=http://www.web.archive.org/web/20051109162448/http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/jsf02-03/figure/record_pair.html , website=Skating Japan , publisher=Skating Japan , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=コーチ陣プロフィール , url=http://www14.plala.or.jp/iceskate/coach.html , website=Plala , publisher=Plala , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=レンタルリンク写真 , url=http://www.meijijingugaien.jp/sports/ice-skating/instructor.html , website=Meiji Jingu Gaien , publisher=Meiji Jingu Gaien , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , last1=坂上 , first1=武司 , title=樋口新葉のジャンプ、作ったコーチ 「跳べない」から見つけた指導法 , url=http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ2G6334Q2FUTQP02D.html , website=Aashi , publisher=Aashi , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Kazumi KISHIMOTO: 2005/2006 , url=http://www.web.archive.org/web/20060522220004/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00005343.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Hirofumi TORII: 2006/2007 , url=http://www.web.archive.org/web/20070701025858/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006585.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Nana TAKEDA: 2008/2009 , url=http://www.web.archive.org/web/20090820223410/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006415.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Shoko ISHIKAWA: 2011/2012 , url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007425.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Yuki NISHINO: 2011/2012 , url=http://www.web.archive.org/web/20120616043918/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010547.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Akari MATSUOKA: 2017/2018 , url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102346.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=島田麻央が麻央さまと呼ばれている理由は？身長は？父親、母親はどんな人？浅田真央との共通点は？ , url=http://www.nagaikishitaize.com/sport06 , website=Nagaikishitaize , publisher=Nagaikishitaize , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Wakaba HIGUCHI , url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014149.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Rion SUMIYOSHI , url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102347.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Kao MIURA , url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00104486.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=4 August 2023]
[{{cite web , title=Daiya EBIHARA , url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117763.htm , website=International Skating Union , publisher=International Skating Union , access-date=25 December 2023]
1957 births
Living people
Japanese figure skating coaches
Japanese pair skaters