Hiroshi Nagakubo

Hiroshi Nagakubo
Nagakubo alongside Akiko Suzuki, 2010.
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1946-12-14) December 14, 1946
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Kotoe Nagasawa
Skating club Nippon University
Retired 1972
Japanese name
Kanji 長久保裕
Kana ながくぼ ひろし

Hiroshi Nagakubo (長久 保裕, Nagakubo Hiroshi, born December 14, 1946)[1] is a Japanese former figure skating coach and pair skater. With his skating partner, Kotoe Nagasawa, he became a five-time (1967–1971) Japanese national champion and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics, placing 16th.

After retiring from competition, Nagakubo became a coach at the Howa Sports Land Skating Club in the Aichi Prefecture.[2] He ceased coaching on September 3, 2017, due to family circumstances.[3] During his career, his students included:

Competitive highlights

with Kotoe Nagasawa

International[1]
Event 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72
Winter Olympics16th
World Championships16th15th
National[5]
Japan Championships1st1st1st1st1st

References

  1. 1 2 "Hiroshi Nagakubo". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Member list" (in Japanese). Japan Figure Skating Instructor Association. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "フィギュア名コーチ長久保氏が退任　荒川静香ら育成". asahi.com (in Japanese). October 15, 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Gallagher, Jack (May 16, 2012). "Suzuki aiming higher following best season of career". The Japan Times.
  5. ↑ "フィギュア歴代記録　ペア" [Japanese national pairs medalists]. skatingjapan.or.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 17, 2008.


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