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Kensuke Nakaniwa

Kensuke Nakaniwa
Kensuke Nakaniwa 2003 NHK Trophy.jpg
Nakaniwa in 2003.
Personal information
Native name 中庭 健介
Country represented  Japan
Born (1981-10-15) October 15, 1981 (age 35)
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former coach Miwa Ishihara, Hiroshi Nagakubo, Tai Tsuru
Former choreographer David Wilson, Higuchi Yukata, Alexander Zhulin, Nanami Abe, Robert Daw, Mitsuru Matsumura
Skating club Papio Fukuoka; Fukuoka University; Kashii Fukuoka
Former training locations Nagoya
Fukuoka
Began skating 1990
Retired 2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 182.74
2006 Cup of China
Short program 63.70
2007 NHK Trophy
Free skate 122.01
2006 Cup of China

Kensuke Nakaniwa (中庭 健介 Nakaniwa Kensuke?, born October 15, 1981) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and a three-time Japan national medalist. He finished in the top ten at three Four Continents Championships.

Kensuke Nakaniwa was born on October 15, 1981 in Fukuoka, Japan.

In the 1999–2000 season, Nakaniwa won a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 13th at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

In the 2002–03 season, Nakaniwa made his Grand Prix debut and competed at his first senior ISU Championship, the 2003 Four Continents, where he finished 11th.

Nakaniwa ended his competitive career in 2011. He has coached Sei Kawahara.

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix


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