Wataru Morishige

Wataru Morishige
Morishige in 2022
Personal information
Born (2000-07-17) July 17, 2000
Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSpeed skating
Event
500 m
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing500 m
World Single Distance Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Heerenveen500 m
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Salt Lake City500 m
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Harbin500 m
Bronze medal – third place2025 HarbinTeam sprint
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Lake Placid500 m

Wataru Morishige (Japanese: 森重航, born 17 July 2000) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Morishige competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the 500 metres and won a bronze medal with a time of 34.50 seconds.[1][2]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Morishige finished 10th in the Men's 500 metres, and 24th in the 1,000 metres.[3][4]

Personal records

Personal records[5]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m33.9415 November 2025Salt Lake City
1000 m1:08.0914 November 2025Utah Olympic OvalSalt Lake City
1500 m1:50.902 March 2024Hachinohe
3000 m4:04.334 November 2019Obihiro

References

  1. ↑ "Wataru Morishige". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Olympics Live: Speedskater Gao Tingyu wins gold for China". inquirer.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. ↑ "2026 Winter Olympics Men's 500m Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  4. ↑ "2026 Winter Olympics Men's 1000m Results". olympics.com.
  5. ↑ "Wataru Morishige". SpeedskatingResults.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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