Men
JPN
Daichi Yamanaka
JPN- Date of birth01 May 1990
- Height177 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownNagano
- Place of birthNagano
- Start skatingHe took up the sport in 1999 at age nine in Nagano, Japan.
- Club Densan: Nagano, JPN
- HobbiesOutdoor activities, visiting hot springs. (ndensan.co.jp, 01 Feb 2020; skatingjapan.or.jp, 02 Jul 2020)
- LanguagesJapanese
- FamliyWife Mai
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He received the Olympic Award at the 2018 ABN Sports Awards Ceremony in Japan. (abn-tv.co.jp, 07 May 2018)
In 2017 he was given the Best Skater Award by the Nagano Skate Association in Japan. (skating-nsa.jp, 20 May 2018)
He was named the Best New Athlete at the 2008 ABN Sports Awards Ceremony. (abn-tv.co.jp, 31 May 2014)
In 2017 he was given the Best Skater Award by the Nagano Skate Association in Japan. (skating-nsa.jp, 20 May 2018)
He was named the Best New Athlete at the 2008 ABN Sports Awards Ceremony. (abn-tv.co.jp, 31 May 2014)
Japanese speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
Coach Masahiro Yuki. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
He has sustained an injury to his left wrist and a fracture to his rib during his career. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2017)
A friend was involved in a skating club and encouraged him to join.
