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Yamato Tamura

Japanese figure skater and coach

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Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion and represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th.

Career

As a competitor

Competing in single skating, Tamura won two Japanese national titles. He was selected to represent Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics and placed 17th. Minoru Sano coached him during his career. Tamura landed a quadruple toe loop in competition in 1999 and a quadruple toe-triple toe combination in 2000. He retired from competition in 2004 and turned to coaching.

Tamura also competed briefly in pair skating, winning the 1997 national title with Marie Arai.

As a coach

Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Tamura coached at the Kansai University Skating Club in Takatsuki, Osaka alongside Mie Hamada until 2020. In 2025, he began coaching at the LYS Skate Academy in Niigata alongside Mihoko Higuchi.

His students have included:

Mariko Kihara
Satoko Miyahara, 2015 World silver medalist and 4-time Japanese National champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Yuna Shiraiwa, two time Japanese Junior silver medallist (2016, 2017)
Rika Kihira, 2017-18 Japanese Junior national champion as well as Senior national bronze and silver medallist. She was the first lady to land a 3A+3T combination in international competition (at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final).
Young You, 2020 Four Continents silver medalist, 4-time South Korean National champion (2015, 18–20) and 2019 Skate Canada Bronze medalist
Taichi Honda
Marin Honda, 2016 Junior World Champion, 2017 Junior World silver medallist
Kana Muramoto (as a singles skater)
Satsuki Muramoto

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	2003–04
2002–03
2001–02
2000–01

Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

International	Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03
Olympics			17th
Worlds			26th		27th	17th			22nd
Four Continents					8th	6th	9th		5th
GP NHK Trophy			10th	9th	7th	9th	4th	7th	10th
GP Skate America				8th		9th
GP Skate Canada			4th
GP Sparkassen					4th	10th
GP Trophée Lalique							8th	10th
Nebelhorn Trophy		2nd
Asian Games								4th
Universiade				7th
Junior Worlds	8th	7th
Japan Champ.		2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st
Japan Junior	2nd	1st
WD: Withdrew

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"「木下アカデミー」発足　浜田美栄ＧＭ、羽生指導ブリアン氏ら豪華コーチ陣". Hochi News.
"【フィギュア】樋口美穂子コーチ指導LYSが新潟でも活動へ「可能性が」田村岳斗コーチとタッグ". Nikkan Sports.
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"Yamato TAMURA". International Skating Union.
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