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Japanese figure skater and figure skating coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Machiko Kinoshita Yamada (山田 満知子, Yamada Machiko, born June 26, 1943) is a figure skating coach and former Japanese competitive figure skater.
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Machiko Kinoshita Yamada | |
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Native name | 山田満知子 |
Born | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | June 26, 1943
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Machiko Yamada | |||||
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Kanji | 山田満知子 | ||||
Hiragana | やまだ まちこ | ||||
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Yamada was born on June 26, 1943 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1]
She began figure skating at the age of seven. Yamada won several domestic competitions during her time as a figure skater. She also competed in pairs with Takatsugu Hashiguchi and the pair won the Japanese National silver medal.[2]
Following her retirement from competitive figure skating, Yamada became a figure skating coach as well as married and had a daughter.[1]
Her alma mater is Kinjo Gakuin University.[3]
Long-time pupil, Midori Ito, lived with Yamada following her parents' divorce as a child and stayed with her for the duration of her competitive figure skating career.[4]
Yamada currently coaches at the Grand Prix Tokai Figure Skating Club in Nagoya.[2]
Her current students include:
Her former students have included:
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Event | 1960–61 |
Japan | 2nd |
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