Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Tokyo, JPN |
| Higher education |
Law - Hosei University: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His father Yuichi Shikine represented Japan in fencing at world championship level and has served as head coach of the Japan national fencing team. His brother Akihiro Shikine competed in the sport at the 2012 World Cadet Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation, while his mother Naoko was a fencer at national level. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 May 2021; olympicchannel.com, 14 Jan 2019; king-gear.com, 26 Jul 2018; fencing-jpn.jp, 08 May 2018; mainichi.jp, 08 Jan 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"My father coached a fencing club and, when I was little, I used to go to the club with my brother and we often fought with a sword. At that time, my father asked me, 'Why don't you try fencing?'" |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Japanese fencer Yuki Ota. (nikkansports.com, 25 Apr 2021) |
| Awards and honours |
He was named Rookie of the Year at the 2016 Japanese Olympic Committee [JOC] Sports Awards. (cyclestyle.net, 12 Jun 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
| Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
In November 2017 he underwent surgery after fracturing his right wrist in the semifinals of the All Japan Intercollegiate tournament. He returned to competition in February 2018. (Twitter profile, 13 Feb 2018, 21 Nov 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Nexus : Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Reading comics. (Instagram profile, 25 Apr 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Satoshi Hoshino [club], JPN; Erwann Le Pechoux [national], FRA |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
4 |
Individual Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2020 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Milan, Italy |
| 2022 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2018 |
7 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Foil |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Asian Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2022 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2022 |
5 |
Individual Foil |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2019 |
1 |
Individual Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2019 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2018 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2017 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2016 |
2 |
Individual Foil |
Wuxi, China |
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