Hiroshi Nagakubo | |
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Born | Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan | December 14, 1946
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Japan |
Partner | Kotoe Nagasawa |
Skating club | Nippon University |
Retired | 1972 |
Hiroshi Nagakubo | |||||
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Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 長久保裕 | ||||
Kana | ながくぼ ひろし | ||||
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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.
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:
with Kotoe Nagasawa
International[1] | |||||
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Event | 67–68 | 68–69 | 69–70 | 70–71 | 71–72 |
Winter Olympics | 16th | ||||
World Championships | 16th | 15th | |||
National[5] | |||||
Japan Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |