Men
JPN
Keita WATANABE
JPN- Date of birth25 Mar 1992
- Height1720 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, University Staff
- Home townMatsubara
- Place of birthKawagoe
- Start skating / Club He began skating at age seven in Kawagoe, Japan. / Hannan University: Matsubara, JPN
- HobbiesGoing to cafes and restaurants, reading. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 29 Oct 2023)
- languagesJapanese
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 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)
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)
"If you try, you can do it." (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Coach Kenichi Sugio. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Winning bronze in the men's 5000m relay at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
He touches the ice and his skates before standing on the start line. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
His older sister encouraged him to take up the sport.
Kenichi Sugio [club], JPN; Kiyotaka Tomono [national], JPN
