Yamato Tamura (田村 岳斗, Tamura Yamato?, born May 28, 1979 in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th. He competed in pairs at the national level with Marie Arai, winning the national title in 1997.
Tamura landed a quadruple toe-loop in competition in 1999 and a quadruple toe-triple toe combination in 2000. He retired from competitive skating after the 2003-2004 season. During his career, he was coached by Minoru Sano.
He currently works as a coach for skaters Aki Sawada and Satsuki Muramoto, among others.
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