Masako Hozumi

Masako Hozumi (Japanese穂 积 雅子, Masako Hozumi, born September 11, 1986 in Chitose ) is a Japanese speed skater on long-haul routes.

In the Single Distance Championships Asia in Changchun, China, garnering over 5000 meters bronze and their first league title over 3000 meters. Together with Hiromi Otsu Cities and Eriko Ishino you occupied in the Single Distances Championships 2007 6th place in the team race. In the World Cup 2006/ 07 was on three fourth places in the team involved which was enough in the standings to No. 5.

The team performance should be increased in the 2007/ 08 season yet. She ran in all four races and took two fourth places, one bronze and one silver medals. At the end there was only enough for fourth place overall. As a team with Maki Tabata and Hiromi Otsu Cities They went in the individual sections Championship 2008 in Nagano at the start. Initially lying in 3rd place ripped a poor exchange a gap in the trio whose closure precious seconds and the bronze medal cost. They were beaten by the German trio with two seconds behind. With space 9 over 3000 meters and 5000 meters above 7th place an enormous performance boost can be observed.

The World Cup Opening 2008/ 09 over 3000 meters in Berlin brought her the first bronze medal in an individual decision.

At the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010 she won the 12 and over 1000 and 1500 meters respectively the 5th place over 500 meters; in the team pursuit, she won the silver medal along with Nao Kodaira and Maki Tabata.