Makoto Tsuruga
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese curler
. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano, where the Japanese team placed 5th. He is skip
for the Japanese team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano, where the Japanese team placed 5th. He is skip
Skip (curling)
The skip, in conjunction with the team, determines strategy. Based on the strategy, the skip holds the broom indicating where the player throwing must aim . When it is the skip's turn to throw, the vice-skip holds the broom...
for the Japanese team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship.
Team mates
| Event | Skip | 3rd | 2nd | Lead | Alternate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 WCC | Makoto Tsuruga | Yuki Sawamukai | Yusaku Shibaya | Ryosuke Haneishi | Ryuya Ishigaki | 12th |
| 2006 WCC 2006 World Men's Curling Championship -Draw 2:April 1, 16:00-Draw 3:April 2, 09:00-Draw 4:April 2, 14:00-Draw 5:April 2, 19:00-Draw 6:April 3, 09:00-Draw 7:April 3, 14:00-Draw 8:April 3, 19:00-Draw 9:April 4, 09:00... |
Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | Makoto Tsuruga | Tsuyoshi Ryutaki | Kazuhiko Ikawa | Yuji Hirama | 11th |
| 1998 OG Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Karuizawa, who had hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 1998 Nagano Olympics marked the first time that curling was held as an official Olympic sport... |
Makoto Tsuruga | Hiroshi Sato | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | Hirohumi Kudo | Hisaaki Nakamine | 5th |