Takahiko Kozuka
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Kozuka at the 2008 Skate America
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| Country represented | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February 27, 1989 Nagoya, Japan |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Nobuo Sato, Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, Tsuguhiko Kozuka, Kumiko Sato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Kenji Miyamoto, Lori Nichol, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Marina Zueva, Yuka Sato, Kurt Browning, David Wilson, Fedor Andreev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Toyota Motor Corporation SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toyota, Aichi Detroit Yokohama |
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| Began skating | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 258.41 2011 Worlds |
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| Short program | 86.39 2012-13 Grand Prix Final |
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| Free skate | 180.79 2011 Worlds |
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Medal record
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Takahiko Kozuka (小塚 崇彦 Kozuka Takahiko?, born February 27, 1989) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2010–11 Japanese national champion. He is also the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2005–06 JGP Final champion.
Kozuka was born on February 27, 1989 in Nagoya, Japan. His father, Tsuguhiko Kozuka, competed in singles skating at the 1968 Olympics; his mother, Sachiko, competed in ice dancing; and his grandfather, Mitsuhiko Kozuka, was prominent in early Japanese skating.
Kozuka studied sports education at Chukyo University. His thesis compares jumps performed on the floor to those on the ice. In March 2016, he received a master's degree in physical education. During his competitive career, he worked for Toyota, one of his sponsors, and remained at the company after his retirement from skating.
On July 23, 2015, Kozuka announced his engagement to his girlfriend and Japanese television news presenter, Yukari Oshima. They married in February 2016.
As both of his parents are coaches, Kozuka stepped onto the ice at age three and began skating seriously at five. He was inspired by Yuka Sato's win at the 1994 World Championships.Nobuo Sato and Kumiko Sato became his coaches when he was in primary school.
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