Hiroshi Nagakubo
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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.
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Born | (1946-12-14) December 14, 1946 (age 77) Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Country | Japan |
Partner | Kotoe Nagasawa |
Skating club | Nippon University |
Retired | 1972 |
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Kanji | 長久保裕 | ||||
Kana | ながくぼ ひろし | ||||
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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:
- Shizuka Arakawa
- Ryuju Hino
- Takeshi Honda
- Rika Hongo
- Haruka Imai[4]
- Yura Matsuda
- Rin Nitaya
- Akiko Suzuki. He coached Suzuki from the early 2000s until her retirement in 2014.[4]
- Sota Yamamoto
- Yuhana Yokoi