Tadayuki Takahashi
Japanese ice dancer and coach
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Tadayuki Takahashi (高橋 忠之, Takahashi Tadayuki; born March 1, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skating coach and former ice dancer. He competed with Noriko Sato from 1979. They placed 17th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They were the first ice dancers from Japan to compete in olympics, also the first ice dancers from Japan to win an international competition (1984 Prague Skate).[1][2] He was seven-time Japanese national champions from 1979 to 1985.
| Japanese name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanji | 高橋忠之 | ||||
| Kana | たかはし ただゆき | ||||
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Currently he coaches in KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center.[3]
Competitive highlights
(with Yumiko Kage)
| Event | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 19 | ||
| Japanese Championships | 2 | 2 | 1 |
(with Noriko Sato)
| Event | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 17 | |||||
| World Championships | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
| Japanese Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NHK Trophy | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
