Takahisa Oguchi
Takahisa Oguchi ( Japanese 小 口 貴 久 , Oguchi Takahisa ; born January 11, 1979 in Nagano ) is a Japanese luge athlete .
Oguchi is a student and lives in Nagano. He has been a luge since 1993 and has been a member of the Japanese national team since 1999. He competes both in the single seater and, since 2006, in the double seater with his partner Toshiro Masaki . His first doubles partner was Kei Takahisa . When they first played on their home track in Nagano, the double was seventh in the last race of the 1998/99 season . It should remain the best result to date (as of December 2007). The best result at the Luge World Championships was eighth place with the team in Park City in 2005 . At the 2006 Olympics , he was 20th in the singles. Four years earlier , he competed in a two-seater in Salt Lake City , but fell.
Web links
- Takahisa Oguchi in the database of the International Luge Federation
- Statistics at les-sports
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SURNAME | Oguchi, Takahisa |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 小 口 貴 久 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese luge rider |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nagano |