Men
NZL
Joshua KAH
NZL- Date of birth24 Jun 2000
- Height1750 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownMelbourne
- Place of birthMornington
- Start skating / Club He began skating at age four in Oakleigh, VIC, Australia. / Canterbury Alpine Ice Speed Skating Club: Christchurch, NZL
- Hobbies3D printing, playing the piano. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- LanguagesEnglish, German
- Other nameJosh, Peekay ["My mum calls me Peekay, it's from the book 'The Power of One'. Peekay had to fight against adversity to become the people's champion. Peekay is on my boot straps."] (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; sport.unimelb.edu.au, 13 Dec 2022)
- CoachBenjamin Whiteside [national]
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Train smarter, not harder." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Korean short track skater Kwak Yoon-Gy. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
His father Danny. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
In 2017 he stabbed his knee with the blade of his own skate at a competition and needed about two weeks to recover. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (sport.unimelb.edu.au, 13 Dec 2022)
Competing at his first World Cup event at age 16 in Dresden, Germany, and racing against Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND
He represented Australia in short track earlier in his career, making his World Cup debut in 2017. He began competing for New Zealand in 2022 because the Australian short track programme had been suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has dual citizenship of both nations. "The last few years [speaking in 2022] have been an interesting challenge but I'm especially excited by the potential for a New Zealand relay. My addition to the team means we have four international level athletes now, and I think we might surprise a few other countries." (sport.unimelb.edu.au, 13 Dec 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in mechatronic engineering at the University of Melbourne in Australia. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
He represented Australia in short track earlier in his career, making his World Cup debut in 2017. He began competing for New Zealand in 2022 because the Australian short track programme had been suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has dual citizenship of both nations. "The last few years [speaking in 2022] have been an interesting challenge but I'm especially excited by the potential for a New Zealand relay. My addition to the team means we have four international level athletes now, and I think we might surprise a few other countries." (sport.unimelb.edu.au, 13 Dec 2022)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in mechatronic engineering at the University of Melbourne in Australia. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
As a junior he was part of the state artistic gymnastics squad in Victoria, Australia. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au, 31 May 2016)
His parents practised skating and got him involved in the sport. "It's a family sport. My parents, brother, uncle and aunt all competed internationally."
Benjamin Whiteside [national]
