Machiko Yamada

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.

Machiko Kinoshita Yamada

Personal information
Native name	山田満知子
Born	(1943-06-26) June 26, 1943 (age 82) Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Figure skating career
Country	Japan

Machiko Yamada
Japanese name
Kanji	山田満知子
Hiragana	やまだ まちこ
Transcriptions Romanization Machiko Yamada

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

Yamada currently coaches at the Grand Prix Tokai Figure Skating Club in Nagoya.^[2]

Her current students include:

• Rino Matsuike^[5]
• Kaoruko Wada^[6]
• Sōta Yamamoto^[7]
• Mako Yamashita^[8]

Her former students have included:

• Mai Asada^[9]
• Mao Asada^[10]
• Mihoko Higuchi^[11]
• Midori Ito^[12]
• Kumiko Koiwai^[13]
• Kanako Murakami^[14]
• Yukari Nakano^[15]
• Yoshie Onda^[16]
• Shoma Uno^[17]
• Emi Watanabe^[2]

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Hashiguchi

National
Event	1960–61
Japan	2nd