Kazuyoshi Oimatsu

Kazuyoshi Oimatsu (老松 一吉, Oimatsu Kazuyoshi, 30 October 1911 24 March 2001) was a Japanese figure skater and a coach.

Japanese name
Kanji老松 一吉
Kanaおいまつ かずよし

He was raised in Osaka, Japan.

Oimatsu won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1931. He represented Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships from 1932 and 1936.

After World War II, he retired from competitive skating and became a coach. In 1952, he was invited to Osaka Sports Center Ice Skating Rink.

Competitive highlights

Event 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
Winter Olympics9th20th
World Championships7th15th
European Championships9th
Japanese Championships5th1st2nd3rd

References

  • "1932 Winter Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008.
  • "1936 Winter Olympics" (PDF).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.