TANAKA Kenta

Date of Birth: 4 May 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MAIBARA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : WASSENAAR

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Men JPN Japan	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M01 JPN Japan 3 AUS Australia 5	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M08 JPN Japan 1 ARG Argentina 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M15 JPN Japan 2 NZL New Zealand 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M19 JPN Japan 1 ESP Spain 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M27 JPN Japan 3 IND India 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2018	Indonesia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2017	Dhaka, BAN

Making videos, weight training. (YouTube channel, 09 Feb 2021, 20 Feb 2021)

Occupation:

Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, JPN

Daughter Yuzu [2020]

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

HGC [Wassenaar, NED] since 2018

Paul Van Ass [club], NED; Siegfried Aikman [national], NED

Position style:

Forward (hockey.or.jp, 29 Nov 2020)

National league:

Hoofdklasse [NED] (hockey.nl, 25 Feb 2021)

He began playing hockey in grade three of primary school. (4years.asahi.com, 27 Nov 2020)

His friends encouraged him to play the sport. (hockey.or.jp, 31 Dec 2008; 4years.asahi.com, 27 Nov 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (YouTube channel, 09 Feb 2021; 4years.asahi.com, 27 Nov 2020)

Philosophy:

"Hard work." (YouTube channel, 09 Feb 2021)

He was named one of the Best Eleven Players in the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2017 Hockey Japan League. (hjl-hockey.tv, 2019)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] for the 2011 Hockey Japan League. (hjl-hockey.tv, 2019)

General Interest

General
DUTCH EXPERIENCE
In 2018 he was offered the chance to join Dutch club HGC after playing against them in a practice match with the Japanese national team. He relocated to the Netherlands that year after resigning from the Wakayama Prefectural Government Office where he had worked since 2015 in Japan. "When I graduated from university, I once declined an offer from a German club. At that time, I thought that I wouldn't be able to make a living as an athlete, so decided to become a public servant. However, I wanted to improve my abilities with the aim of a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Therefore I couldn't miss this chance despite having difficulties." (4years.asahi.com, 27 Nov 2020; myhockey.jp, 14 Dec 2020; shiruto.jp, 17 Feb 2020; number.bunshun.jp, 24 Dec 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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