Keita Watanabe
Japan
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STJPN12503199201 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 25 Mar 1992
in Kawagoe  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Osaka, JPN | |
| Occupation | Athlete, University Staff | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Tourism - Hannan University: Osaka, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.995 | 16 Nov 2017 |  Seoul |
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| 1000m | 1:24.078 | 13 Feb 2018 | Gangneung |
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| 1500m | 2:10.058 | 12 Nov 2016 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Championships
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| 5000m Relay | 1 | |||||
| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 1 | 1 | ||||
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/keita.watanabe.7737 | twitter.com/kwatanabe18 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Hannan University: Osaka, JPN | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | His older sister encouraged him to take up the sport. | |
| Name of coach | Kenichi Sugio [club], JPN; Jonathan Guilmette [national], CAN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating when he was in the second year of primary school in Kawagoe, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Basketball. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 12 Oct 2017) | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Kenichi Sugio, Japanese skater Takafumi Nishitani. (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017, 11 Feb 2016) | |
| Hero / Idol | Japanese short track skater Takafumi Nishitani. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016, 09 Nov 2017) | |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Ameba profile, 11 Oct 2017) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2016 he was given an Excellence Award by the Japan Skating Federation. (hannan-u.ac.jp, 27 Apr 2017) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2010/2011 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 7 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 8 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Championships | 1500m | 13 | |||
| 2008/2009 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 16 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Championships | 500m | 16 | |||
| 2009/2010 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 19 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Championships | Overall | 19 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Championships | 1000m | 21 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 21 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 26 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2017/2018 | World Cup Budapest | 5000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Dresden | 1500m | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Minsk | 1500m | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Shanghai | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Minsk | 500m | 8 | |||
| 2012/2013 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 9 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Gangneung | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Shanghai | 1000m | 9 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Minsk | 5000m Relay | 9 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Shanghai | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2015/2016 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 10 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Shanghai | 1500m | 10 | |||
| 2015/2016 | Dresden | 1500m | 11 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 5000m Relay | 12 | |||
| 2012/2013 | Dresden | 1500m | 12 | |||
| 2012/2013 | Dresden | 1500m | 12 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Gangneung | 1500m | 13 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 1000m | 14 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 500m | 15 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 1500m | 15 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Shanghai | 1000m | 16 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2015/2016 | Dresden | 1500m | 17 | |||
| 2010/2011 | Dresden | 500m | 18 | |||
| 2010/2011 | Dresden | 1500m | 19 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Shanghai | 1500m | 22 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 1500m | 23 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Gangneung | 500m | 24 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 24 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup | 1500m | 25 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup | 1500m | 27 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup | 1500m | 29 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | 1500m | 33 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | 1500m | 33 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 500m | 35 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup | 500m | 44 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup | 500m | 47 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 1000m | 55 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup | 500m | 60 | |||
| 2010/2011 | World Cup | 1000m | 63 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | 1000m | 68 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | 1000m | 86 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup | 1000m | 95 | |||