Rena Inoue

Rena Inoue
Rena Inoue and John Baldwin
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Former country(ies) represented	Japan
Born	(1976-10-17) October 17, 1976 (age 40) Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Residence	Santa Monica, California, United States
Height	1.49 m (4 ft 11 in)
Partner	John Baldwin
Former partner	Tomoaki Koyama (JPN)
Former coach	Jenni Meno Todd Sand Philipp Mills Peter Oppegard Oksana Grishuk Jill Watson
Former choreographer	Oksana Grishuk Philipp Mills
Skating club	All Year FSC
Began skating	1980
Retired	2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	183.17 2006 Worlds
Short program	61.73 2007 Four Continents
Free skate	122.27 2006 Worlds
Medal record Figure skating – Pairs Representing  United States Four Continents Championships 2006 Colorado Springs Pairs 2007 Colorado Springs Pairs

Rena Inoue (井上 怜奈, Inoue Rena^?, born October 17, 1976) is a Japanese-born American pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.

Rena Inoue was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. She moved to the United States in 1996 at the urging of her father, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer. In 1998, Inoue was diagnosed with cancer. It was detected early, and after six months of chemotherapy, she was cancer-free.

Inoue graduated from Waseda University in 1999 with a degree in education. She became a U.S. citizen in 2005. Inoue became engaged to be married to skating partner John Baldwin in January 2008. They had a baby girl in November 2011.

Rena Inoue began skating at age four. She competed in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating in Japan. As a single skater, Inoue is the 1994 Japanese silver medalist and 1998 bronze medalist. She represented Japan at the 1994 Winter Olympics in singles and placed 18th. She competed for Japan in singles through 1999.