Kota Kikuchi
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN12401199701 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 24 Jan 1997
in  Kanagawa | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete, Office Worker | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Residence | Japan |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Keijinkai: Japan |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Cycling. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/kouta.kikuchi.58 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 500m at the 2019 All Japan Single Distances Championships. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | Japanese short track skater [and his cousin] Jumpei Yoshizawa. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Korean short track skater Lee Ho-Suk. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age 12 in Nagano, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "All difficulties can be surmounted when you are determined." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Famous relatives | His older brother Teppei Kikuchi has competed in short track at international level. He was part of the Japanese squad that finished seventh in the 5000m relay at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. His cousin Jumpei Yoshizawa has also represented Japan in short track, and competed at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (olympics.com, 25 Feb 2022; skatingjapan.or.jp, 04 Nov 2021; news24.jp, 31 Oct 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Jan 2021; yguppr.net, 20 Jan 2017) |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/kikukou124 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | He has represented Japan in both short track and speed skating on the World Cup circuit. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Eiji Kohara, JPN |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 11 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 52 | |||