Mitsuru Matsumura

Japanese name
Kanji 松村充
Kana まつむら みつる
Mitsuru Matsumura
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1957-04-09) April 9, 1957
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Skating club Senshu University
Kanagawa Military High School
Retired c. 1982

Mitsuru Matsumura (松村 充 Matsumura Mitsuru, born on April 9, 1957 in Yokohama) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won the Japanese national title in the 1978–79 season and competed at two Winter Olympics, placing 11th in 1976 (Innsbruck) and 8th in 1980 (Lake Placid, New York).[1] He also appeared at seven World Championships, achieving his best results, 6th, at the 1980 Worlds in Dortmund. After retiring from competition, he became a coach.

Competitive highlights

International
Event 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82
Olympics 11th 8th
Worlds 16th 12th 8th 8th 9th 6th 18th
NHK Trophy 5th
National
Japan Champ. 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd

References


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