Men
JPN
Koki Kubo
JPN- Date of birth16 Sep 1999
- Height178 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownMakubetsu
- Place of birthSapporo
- Start skatingHe began the sport in grade one of primary school at KSC Youth Club in Obihiro, Japan.
- Club Okamoto Group: Japan
- HobbiesBaseball, playing games. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesJapanese
- Other nameKibo (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Setting a junior world record in the 1000m [1:07.76] at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023, 21 Nov 2019; speedskatingresults.com, 10 Mar 2018)
In 2016 he received the STV Mirai Athlete [STV Future Athlete] Award in Japan. (stv.jp, 2016)
"Enjoy skating." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
US speed skater Shani Davis. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
His grandfather Masatoshi Kubo. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
In November 2017 he damaged his right Achilles tendon. He returned to competitive action in January 2018. (sanspo.com, 24 Jan 2018; Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
He sustained a stress fracture in his back in grade 11 of high school. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
He suffered a stress fracture to his third lumbar vertebra in grade eight of middle school. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
He sustained a stress fracture in his back in grade 11 of high school. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
He suffered a stress fracture to his third lumbar vertebra in grade eight of middle school. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019)
To set a world record in the 1000m. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2023)
He had moved to Obihiro, Japan, where his grandfather was coaching skaters.
