is a Japanese

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coach and former competitor. He is the 1976 World Junior silver medalist, winning a medal at the inaugural event. He went on to win six medals in singles at the

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, and won it twice in pairs. His highest placement as a singles skater at the

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was 12th, in 1982. As a pair skater, he placed 12th with Yukiko Okabe in 1980, and 14th with Toshimi Ito in 1983. He is the father and coach of

Takahito Mura is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents champion, 2014 Skate Canada International champion, and 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a five-time Japan Championships bronze medalist an ...

. He has also coached Yosuke Takeuchi to the Olympics and

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Results

Single skating

Pair skating with Ito

Pair skating with Okabe

References

Skatabase: 1980s Worlds - Men

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