Taro Kondo
Personal information | |
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Born |
Kitami, Japan | 8 September 1994
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Speed skating |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 41 (1500 m) |
Taro Kondo (近藤 太郎) (born 8 September 1994 in Kitami) is a Japanese speed skater.
Kondo competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. In the 1000 metres he finished 35th overall and in the 1500 metres he finished 31st.[1]<ref name="sochi2014profile>"Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014.</ref>
Kondo won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Junior Speed Skating Championships, in the 1000 m.[2]
Kondo made his World Cup debut in December 2012. As of September 2014, Kondo's best World Cup finish is 4th in a 1000 m B race at the World Cup stop in Nagano in 2012–13. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 41st, in the 1500 metres in 2012–13.[2]