Kazuyoshi Oimatsu

Japanese name
Kanji 老松 一吉
Kana おいまつ かずよし

Kazuyoshi Oimatsu (老松 一吉 Oimatsu Kazuyoshi, 30 October 1911 – 24 March 2001) was a Japanese figure skater and a coach.

He was born in Nagano and raised in Osaka, Japan.

Oimatsu won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1931. He represented Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships from 1932 and 1936.

After World War II, he retired from competitive skating and became a coach. In 1952, he was invited to Osaka Sports Center Ice Skating Rink.

Competitive highlights

Event 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
Winter Olympics 9th 20th
World Championships 7th 15th
European Championships 9th
Japanese Championships 5th 1st 2nd 3rd

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