Takeshi Honda
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Country represented | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan | March 23, 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach |
Doug Leigh Michelle Leigh Galina Zmievskaya Hiroshi Nagakubo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Combined total |
207.78 2003 Skate Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short program |
77.54 2003 Skate Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free skate |
136.62 2003 Skate America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Takeshi Honda (本田 武史 Honda Takeshi, born March 23, 1981) is a Japanese former figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist (2002, 2003), two-time Four Continents champion (1999, 2003), and six-time Japan national champion.
Career
Honda began short track speed skating at the age of six with his brother and switched to figure skating at nine.[1] At 12, when he entered junior high school, he moved to Sendai to train with Hiroshi Nagakubo.[2] Although he started the training somewhat late, he caught up very quickly and was, at 14, the youngest senior national champion in Japan ever. Honda became the first Four Continents Champion in history when he won the inaugural event in 1999.
Honda left Japan to train with Galina Zmievskaya in the United States and then moved to Canada to work with Doug Leigh. In 2002, Honda won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships and finished in 4th place at the Winter Olympic Games. He was the first male skater from Japan to medal at the World Championships since Minoru Sano took the bronze in 1977. Honda withdrew from the 2005 World Championships after injuring his ankle in a fall during the qualifying segment.
Honda ended his competitive career and turned to show skating in March 2006. He is also a TV commentator.[3]
Honda resides in Takatsuki city, Osaka to coach Daisuke Takahashi (as a technical coach)[4] and Kansai University Skating club.[3] He also coached Mai Asada.[5]
Programs
Results
Results[21] | |||||||||||
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International | |||||||||||
Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
Olympics | 15th | 4th | |||||||||
Worlds | 13th | 10th | 11th | 6th | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | WD | ||
Four Continents | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | WD | |||||
Grand Prix Final | 5th | ||||||||||
GP Lalique | 3rd | ||||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 4th | 9th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 9th | |
GP Skate America | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
GP Skate Canada | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 4th | |||
GP Sparkassen | 5th | ||||||||||
Nebelhorn | 1st | ||||||||||
Asian Games | 1st | ||||||||||
National | |||||||||||
Japan Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | ||||
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mittan, Barry (August 6, 2003). "Honda Finds Second Home In Canada". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ↑ 日本のメダリストのコーチたち~長久保裕編(2) (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. July 27, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 フィギュア本田 コーチ業満喫 [Honda, Figure skater enjoys coaching)] (in Japanese). yomiuri. December 12, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Daisuke Takahashi Fan Forum Profile".
- ↑ "Mai Asada profile" (in Japanese).
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.
- ↑ "Cutting Edge" pp.90-91
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 23, 2005.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Cutting Edge" p.19
- ↑ "Cutting Edge" p.91
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004.
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 17, 2003.
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 2, 2002.
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 4, 2001.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 "Cutting Edge" p.91, 19
- ↑ "Takeshi HONDA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2001.
- ↑ 『氷上の貴公子』p.105
- ↑ 『氷上の貴公子』p.10
- ↑ Mittan, J. Barry (1997). "Takeshi Honda". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Takeshi HONDA". International Skating Union.
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