Yamato Tamura Figure skater

Yamato Tamura (田村岳斗, Tamura Yamato, born May 28, 1979) is a Japanese figure skater. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion and represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th. He also competed briefly in pairs, winning the 1997 national title with Marie Arai.Minoru Sano was his coach during his career. Tamura landed a quadruple toe-loop in competition in 1999 and a quadruple toe-triple toe combination in 2000. He retired from competition in 2004 and turned to coaching. He has worked with Satoko Miyahara and Satsuki Muramoto, among others.