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| SUZUMURA Kenta |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
15 Sep 1998
in Gifu, JPN
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| Height | 1.82 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Ogaki Cable Television: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Law, Politics - Hosei University: Japan |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His father Motohiro represented Japan in fencing at the 1987 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. He has also served as head fencing coach at a high school in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. (nagoyatv.com, 22 Nov 2017; nhk.or.jp, 01 Jun 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 14 May 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He was influenced by his father, who was a high school fencing coach. "When I was young I didn't have much time with my dad as he was often away on training camps. Therefore I thought that I would be able to spend more time with him if I took up fencing." |
| Handedness |
Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in grade two of primary school. |
International Debut |
| Year |
2013 |
| Competing for |
Japan |
| Tournament |
World Cup |
| Location |
Slovakia |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
| Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani. (sportsbull.jp, 15 Nov 2019) |
| Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (cable-athlete.jp, 27 Jun 2022) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Erwann Le Pechoux [national], FRA |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Milan, Italy |
| 2022 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2018 |
7 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Foil |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Asian Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2022 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2019 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2018 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2017 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Hong Kong, China |
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