Machiko Yamada
Japanese figure skater and figure skating coach
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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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| Personal information | |
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| Native name | 山田満知子 |
| Born | June 26, 1943 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Machiko Yamada | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 山田満知子 | ||||
| Hiragana | やまだ まちこ | ||||
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Biography
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]
Coaching career
Competitive highlights
Pairs with Hashiguchi
| National | |
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| Event | 1960–61 |
| Japan | 2nd |
