Yuna Koike
Japan
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STJPN21304199601 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 13 Apr 1996
in Chino  |
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| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Higher education | Sports Science - Chukyo University: Nagoya, JPN | |
| Residence | Chino, JPN | |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 44.537 | 01 Nov 2019 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:31.874 | 10 Nov 2019 |  Montreal |
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| 1500m | 2:25.276 | 02 Nov 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Chukyo University: Nagoya, JPN | |
| Name of coach | Kenji Hayashida [club], JPN; Keiichiro Nagashima [national], JPN |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003878522563 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Visiting hot springs. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 04 Oct 2020) | |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (joc.or.jp, 01 Jan 2020) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | She enjoyed the sport after attending a skating class at her primary school. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Kiyotaka Tomono. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2015) | |
| Hero / Idol | Korean short track skater Shim Suk-Hee. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport in the first grade of primary school. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't forget a sense of resentment, as it becomes motivation to continue." (Athlete, 10 Dec 2015) |
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 3000m Relay | 7 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 30 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 36 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 52 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 53 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 59 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 70 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 76 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 85 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 90 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 92 | |||