Sōta Yamamoto
Yamamoto at the 2023 Skate Canada International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 山本草太 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Aichi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Machiko Yamada Yuko Hongo Soshi Tanaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Chukyo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sōta Yamamoto (山本 草太, Yamamoto Sōta; born 10 January 2000) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2026 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a three-time ISU Grand Prix medalist (including gold at the 2023 Skate Canada International), a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (three gold, two silver), the 2023 World University Games champion, and the 2023–24 Japanese national bronze medalist.
Earlier in his career, he was the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2015 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist (silver in 2014, bronze in 2015), and the 2015–16 Japan junior national champion.