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Keita Watanabe

Japan

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTJPN12503199201
NOCJapan
Born25 Mar 1992 in Kawagoe 
GenderMen
OccupationAthlete, University Staff
LanguagesJapanese
Higher educationTourism - Hannan University: Matsubara, JPN
ResidenceMatsubara, JPN
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.721 03 Nov 2019 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:24.078 13 Feb 2018 Gangneung  
    1500m 2:10.058 12 Nov 2016 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 5:01.847 10 Mar 2019 Sofia  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Championships
Event  
World Championships
    5000m Relay     1  
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    3000m Relay   1 1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamHannan University: Matsubara, JPN  
Reason for choosing this sportHis older sister encouraged him to take up the sport.  
Name of coachKenichi Sugio [club], JPN; Kiyotaka Tomono [national], JPN  
When and where did you begin this sport?He began skating at age seven in Kawagoe, Japan.  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolRussian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/kwatanabe18/  
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursIn 2018 he was given the Kawagoe City Sports Award in Japan. (city.kawagoe.saitama.jp, 19 Dec 2019)

In 2018 he received the Kando Osaka Award by the Osaka Prefectural Government in Japan. (mainichi.jp, 29 Mar 2018)

In 2016 he was given an Excellence Award by the Japan Skating Federation. (hannan-u.ac.jp, 27 Apr 2017)		  
Social Media
Social Media
twitter.com/kwatanabe18  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"If you try, you can do it." (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
HobbiesGoing to cafes and restaurants, reading. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 29 Oct 2023)  
Superstitions / Rituals / BeliefsHe touches the ice and his skates before standing on the start line. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
Memorable sporting achievementWinning bronze in the men's 5000m relay at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
Most influential person in careerCoach Kenichi Sugio. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
Social Media
Social Media
kwatanabe18.com/  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2010/2011 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay2  
    2009/2010 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay3  
    2017/2018 World Championships 5000m Relay3  
    2018/2019 World Championships 1000m4  
    2011/2012 World Championships 5000m Relay4  
    2023/2024 World Championships 5000m Relay5  
    2022/2023 World Championships 5000m Relay5  
    2018/2019 World Championships Overall6  
    2010/2011 World Junior Championships Overall7  
    2018 Olympic Games 5000m Relay7  
    2018/2019 World Championships 5000m Relay7  
    2018/2019 World Championships 1500m8  
    2008/2009 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay8  
    2022/2023 World Championships 2000m Relay11  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1500m13  
    2018/2019 World Championships 500m14  
    2008/2009 World Junior Championships Overall16  
    2018 Olympic Games 500m16  
    2016/2017 World Championships 500m16  
    2023/2024 World Championships 1500m17  
    2009/2010 World Junior Championships Overall19  
    2016/2017 World Championships Overall19  
    2016/2017 World Championships 1000m21  
    2018 Olympic Games 1000m21  
    2018 Olympic Games 1500m26  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 Dresden 5000m Relay2  
    2018/2019 Turin 5000m Relay2  
    2018/2019 Dresden 5000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Dresden 5000m Relay2  
    2022/2023 Almaty 5000m Relay3  
    2022/2023 Dordrecht 5000m Relay3  
    2017/2018 Budapest 5000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 5000m Relay3  
    2022/2023 Almaty 5000m Relay3  
    2019/2020 Nagoya 1500m3  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m4  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1500m5  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 5000m Relay5  
    2018/2019 Almaty 5000m Relay5  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m5  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 5000m Relay5  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 2000m Relay5  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay6  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1000m6  
    2019/2020 Dresden 2000m Relay6  
    2016/2017 Dresden 1500m7  
    2016/2017 Minsk 1500m7  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 5000m Relay7  
    2022/2023 Almaty 2000m Relay7  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay7  
    2019/2020 Dresden 5000m Relay7  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m8  
    2016/2017 Minsk 500m8  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m8  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 1000m8  
    2012/2013 Dresden 5000m Relay8  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m9  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m9  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 5000m Relay9  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 1000m9  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay9  
    2016/2017 Minsk 5000m Relay9  
    2022/2023 Almaty 500m9  
    2018/2019 Almaty 1000m9  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 500m9  
    2015/2016 Dresden 5000m Relay10  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1500m10  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 1500m10  
    2023/2024 Dresden 1500m10  
    2015/2016 Dresden 1500m11  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1000m11  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1000m11  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 500m11  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 5000m Relay12  
    2012/2013 Dresden 1500m12  
    2012/2013 Dresden 1500m12  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 500m13  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1500m13  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 1500m13  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m14  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 1000m14  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m15  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m15  
    2016/2017 Calgary, AB 1500m15  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 1500m15  
    2023/2024 Dresden 1000m15  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 1000m16  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1000m17  
    2015/2016 Dresden 1500m17  
    2010/2011 Dresden 500m18  
    2010/2011 Dresden 1500m19  
    2018/2019 Almaty 1500m20  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 500m22  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 1500m22  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1500m23  
    2022/2023 Almaty 500m24  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 500m24  
    2016/2017 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m24  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 1500m25  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1000m25  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 1000m25  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 1500m25  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m27  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 1500m27  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 1500m29  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m29  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m29  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m32  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m32  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1500m33  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1500m33  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1500m33  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m34  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m35  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m37  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m39  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m43  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 500m44  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Overall45  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 500m47  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m55  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m56  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 500m60  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 1000m63  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Overall67  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1000m68  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1000m86  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 1000m95