Tomoya Ishii
石井 智也
Personal information
Born (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989
Utashinai, Hokkaidō, Japan
OccupationAlpine skier ♂
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (2018)[1]
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubGoldwin Ski Club
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)

Tomoya Ishii (石井 智也, Ishii Tomoya) is a Japanese alpine skier who competed for Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Early life

Ishii was born on 23 May 1989 in Utashinai, Hokkaidō, Japan.[2] He first skied at age 2 and took alpine skiing seriously during his first year of primary school in Utashinai. He studied at the Tokai University in Tokyo[3]

Career

Tomoya Ishii is part of Goldwin Ski Club[2] a skiing organization based in Japan. In 2014 he moved to Austria to focus on his training as well as to compete in Europe. He trains under national coach Yasuyuki Takishita.[3] He made his Olympic debut at the grand slalom event of the 2018 Winter Olympics on 18 February. He had a total time of 2:24.78 in two runs and placed 30th. In the first run he placed 35th.[4] He is the best placed skier representing an Asian country.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "ISHII Tomoyaa". EuroSport. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ishii Tomoya". FIS. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Athlete Profile: Tomoya ISHII". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Olympics: Hirscher captures 2nd Pyeongchang gold in giant slalom". Kyodo News. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "UPDATE 3-Olympics-Alpine Skiing-Men's giant slalom overall results". Reuters. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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