Men
JPN
Shota Nakamura
JPN- Date of birth02 Sep 1993
- Height171 CM
- ProfessionOffice Worker
- HometownObihiro
- Place of birthTomakomai
- Start skatingHe took up the sport in 1999 in Tomakomai, Japan.
- Club Loginet Japan : Sapporo, JPN
- HobbiesReading, karaoke, playing computer games. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 12 Sep 2018)
- LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Korean
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2010 he received the Hokkaido Sports Award in Japan. He was also presented with an Excellence Award by the Japan Skating Federation in the same year. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 28 Jun 2011; hokkaido.lg.jp, 2010)
In 2008 he received the Hokkaido Sports Prize for Encouragement in Japan. (hokkaido.lg.jp, 2008)
In 2008 he received the Hokkaido Sports Prize for Encouragement in Japan. (hokkaido.lg.jp, 2008)
"Work hard." (Athlete, 04 Jan 2015)
Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017)
Coach Keiji Shirahata. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2017)
He injured his right ankle in 2011. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2015)
To win a medal in team pursuit at the Olympic Winter Games, and set a national record in the 1500m. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 08 Oct 2017)
His father was a speed skating coach and his older brother was also involved in the sport.
