Taro Kondo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1994 Kitami, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 41 (1500 m) |
Taro Kondo (近藤 太郎) (born 8 September 1994) is a Japanese speed skater.
Kondo competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. In the 1000 metres he finished 35th overall and in the 1500 metres he finished 31st.[1][2]
Kondo won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Junior Speed Skating Championships, in the 1000 m.[3]
Kondo made his World Cup debut in December 2012. As of September 2014, Kondo's best World Cup finish is 4th in a 1000 m B race at the World Cup stop in Nagano in 2012–13. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 41st, in the 1500 metres in 2012–13.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "SpeedSkatingStats.com Biography".
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- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
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