Personal information | |
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Full name | Kazuhiro Kokubo |
Nickname(s) | Kazu |
Born | August 16, 1988 Ishikari, Japan |
Residence | Hokkaido, Japan |
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Snowboarding |
Medal record | ||
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Men's snowboarding | ||
Competitor for Japan | ||
FIS Snowboarding World Championships | ||
Silver | 2007 Arosa | Halfpipe |
Winter X Games | ||
Bronze | 2010 Aspen | SuperPipe |
Asian Games | ||
Gold | 2007 Changchun | Halfpipe |
Kazuhiro Kokubo (國母 和宏 Kokubo Kazuhiro , born August 16, 1988) is a Japanese snowboarder, who competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Kokubo was barred from the Olympic opening ceremony and criticized in February 2010 for his style of dress after he was seen wearing his Olympic team uniform with his shirt untucked, his trousers hanging low, and his tie loosened.[1]