is a Japanese

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

coach and former competitor. He is the 1976 World Junior silver medalist, winning a medal at the inaugural event. He went on to win six medals in singles at the

Japan Figure Skating Championships The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships ( ja, 全日本フィギュアスケート選手権) are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of ...

, and won it twice in pairs. His highest placement as a singles skater at the

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ...

was 12th, in 1982. As a pair skater, he placed 12th with Yukiko Okabe in 1980, and 14th with Toshimi Ito in 1983. He is the father and coach of

Takahito Mura is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents champion, 2014 Skate Canada International champion, and 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a five-time Japan Championships bronze medalist and ...

. He has also coached Yosuke Takeuchi to the Olympics and

Mirai Nagasu is an American figure skater. She is a 2018 Olympic Games team event bronze medalist, three-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2007 JGP Final champion, a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 2007 ...

Results

Single skating

Pair skating with Ito

Pair skating with Okabe

References

Skatabase: 1980s Worlds - Men

Japanese male single skaters Japanese male pair skaters Japanese figure skating coaches 1960 births Living people World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Tottori Prefecture Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade gold medalists for Japan Competitors at the 1983 Winter Universiade {{Japan-figure-skating-bio-stub