Tsukasa KOBONOKI

Japan

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 5 Dec 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TOHOKU

Birth Country:

Japan

Residence: SAPPORO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Men's 20km Individual	44
	Men's 10km Sprint	41
	Men's 12.5km Pursuit	46
	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M) JPN Japan	18

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Men's 20km Individual	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Men's 10km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Men's 12.5km Pursuit	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Mixed Relay	2019	Oestersund, SWE
15	Mixed Relay	2017	Hochfilzen, AUT
15	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2017	Hochfilzen, AUT
18	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
20	Mixed Relay	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
20	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2019	Oestersund, SWE
21	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2015	Kontiolahti, FIN
22	Men's 4x7.5km Relay	2016	Oslo, NOR
42	Men's 12.5km Pursuit	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
48	Men's 10km Sprint	2019	Oestersund, SWE
52	Men's 20km Individual	2019	Oestersund, SWE
54	Men's 12.5km Pursuit	2019	Oestersund, SWE
57	Men's 20km Individual	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
58	Men's 10km Sprint	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
67	Men's 10km Sprint	2016	Oslo, NOR
67	Men's 10km Sprint	2015	Kontiolahti, FIN
68	Men's 20km Individual	2017	Hochfilzen, AUT
69	Men's 20km Individual	2015	Kontiolahti, FIN
75	Men's 10km Sprint	2017	Hochfilzen, AUT
75	Men's 20km Individual	2016	Oslo, NOR

World Cup
Rank	Event	Season
57	Men's Individual	2014/15
68	Men's Sprint	2020/21
80	Men's Sprint	2018/19
82	Men's Total	2020/21
87	Men's Total	2014/15

Hobbies:

Driving, fishing.

Occupation:

Athlete, Soldier

Education:

Self-Defense Forces Physical Education School

Family:

Wife, Katsura.

Languages spoken:

Japanese, English

Club name:

Cold Weather Combat Training Unit (Tosenkyo) of the Japanese Army

Coach:

National: Sunao Noto (JPN), Junji Nagai (JPN)

Other sports:

Cross-country skiing: In 2009 and 2010, he contested his first international races in Far East Cup races.

Debut:

2011 IBU Cup in Oestersund (Sprint - 59th, 85th)
2014 World Cup in Oestersund (Individual - 32nd, Sprint - 79th, 91st)

Injuries:

Jun 2021: Injured in June, missed some weeks of training in the summer.

2019/2020 season: Missed the season completely due to injuries. Took up training in April 2020.

National team:

2011

Start:

Started with cross-country skiing before he took up biathlon in 2010.

General Interest

YOUTH
Attended Noheji High School and graduated in 2009.

Milestones

Competed regularly in World Championships since 2015. Individually, he achieved two top-50 finishes and was ranked 15th three times in relays.

In 2012, he had his only appearance at Junior World Championships placing 37th in the sprint.

Early in the 2014/15 season, he had his debut in the World Cup, in Oestersund. In the individual, he immediately scored his first World Cup points as 32nd. In the total score, his best season came in 2020/21 ranked 82nd.

Made his IBU Cup debut at the start of the 2011/12 season in Oestersund.

Won his first national championship titles individually in 2013, as well as in the relay. For two seasons, he only started in Japan before returning to Europe for the 2014/15 season.

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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