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Men

Shane Williamson

flagJPN
  • Date of birth28 Apr 1995
  • Height1770 CM
  • ProfessionAthlete
  • HometownNagano
  • Place of birthAbashiri
  • Start skating Club He began skating at age three in Urakawa, Japan, and initially did short track. He switched to speed skating in 2012. Nidec Sankyo: Nagano, JPN
  • HobbiesJigsaw puzzles, bouldering. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 09 Nov 2021)
  • LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
  • CoachN/A
  • ChoreographerN/A
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Practice low seasonN/A
  • Practice high seasonN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
In 2014 he was presented with the Citizen Honorary Prize in Urakawa, Japan. (globalathlete.jp, 08 Jul 2015)

In 2014 he received the Sports Honorary Award in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. (globalathlete.jp, 08 Jul 2015)

In 2014 he was given an Excellence Award by the Japan Skating Federation. (globalathlete.jp, 08 Jul 2015)
Korean speed skater Lee Seung-Hoon. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
He and his teammates Riku Tsuchiya and Seitaro Ichinohe became the first male Japanese speed skaters to win a medal in team pursuit at the world single distances championships by claiming silver in the event at the 2020 edition of the tournament in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Jan 2021; news.yahoo.co.jp, 07 Mar 2020)
Japanese speed skating coach Hiroshi Tsubaki. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
Competing at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
He followed his older brother into the sport.