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Takeshi Honda

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{{Infobox figure skater

| name= Takeshi Honda

| image= Honda takeshi.jpg

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| country= {{JPN}}

| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1981|3|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place= Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan

| residence=

| height= {{height|m=1.68}}

| formercoach= Doug Leigh
Michelle Leigh
Galina Zmievskaya
Hiroshi Nagakubo

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| retired= 2006

| combined total= 207.78

| combined date= 2003 Skate Canada International

| SP score= 77.54

| SP date= 2003 Skate Canada International

| FS score= 136.62

| FS date= 2003 Skate America

|medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|medalcount=yes|nationals=Japanese

|WCb=2|4CCg=2|4CCs=2|NCg=6|JWCs=1

|WC={{FS medal|b|WC|2002|Nagano|m}}{{FS medal|b|WC|2003|Washington, D.C.|m}}

|4CC={{FS medal|g|4CC|1999|Halifax|m}}{{FS medal|g|4CC|2003|Beijing|m}}{{FS medal|s|4CC|2001|Salt Lake City|m}}{{FS medal|s|4CC|2002|Jeonju|m}}

|JWC={{FS medal|s|JWC|1996|Brisbane|m}}

|NC={{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Japan|1995–96|Yokohama|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Japan|1996–97|Nagano|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Japan|1999–2000|Fukuoka|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Japan|2000–01|Nagano|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Japan|2002–03|Kyoto|m}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Japan|2004–05|Yokohama|m}}

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{{nihongo|Takeshi Honda|本田 武史|Honda Takeshi|extra=born 23 March 1981}} is a former Japanese competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist (2002, 2003), two-time Four Continents champion (1999, 2003), and six-time Japanese national champion.

Personal life

Takeshi Honda was born on 23 March 1981 in Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan. He also plays the piano.

Career

Honda began short track speed skating at the age of six with his brother and switched to figure skating at nine. At 12, when he entered junior high school, he moved to Sendai to train with Hiroshi Nagakubo. Although he started the training somewhat late, he caught up very quickly and was, at 14, the youngest senior national champion in Japan ever.

In December 1997, Honda left Japan to train with Galina Zmievskaya at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where he finished 15th. Following the 1998 Skate Canada International, Honda moved to Barrie, Ontario, Canada to work with Doug Leigh. He became the first Four Continents champion in history when he won the inaugural event in 1999.

In 2002, Honda won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships and finished in 4th place at the Winter Olympics. He was the first male skater from Japan to medal at the World Championships since Minoru Sano took the bronze in 1977. Honda withdrew from the 2005 World Championships after injuring his ankle in a fall during the qualifying segment.

Honda ended his competitive career and turned to show skating in March 2006. He is also a TV commentator. He resides in Takatsuki city, Osaka to coach Daisuke Takahashi (as a technical coach) and Kansai University Skating club. He also coached Mai Asada.

Programs

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! Season

! Short program

! Free skating

! Exhibition

2005–06
"Cutting Edge" pp.90-91

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  • The Dirty Boogie"Cutting Edge" p.91
    {{small| by Brian Setzer }}
2004–05

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  • Wherever You Will Go
    {{small| by The Calling }}
2002–03

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  • Wherever You Will Go
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2001–02

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2000–01

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  • Mambo Mambo
    {{small| by Lou Bega }}
1999–2000

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  • Rising Sun
    {{small| by Kitarō }}

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  • I Could Not Ask For More
    {{small| by Edwin McCain }}
1998–99

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  • Doop-Doop
    {{small| by Doop }}

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1997–98

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  • Original song『氷上の貴公子』p.105

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1996–97

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  • Tico Tico

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Results

GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix

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colspan="13" style="background-color: #ffdead;" align="center" | International
Event

!94–95

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! 96–97

! 97–98

! 98–99

! 99–00

! 00–01

! 01–02

! 02–03

! 03–04

! 04–05

! 05–06

align=left | Olympics

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15th4th
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13th10th11th6th10th5thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdWD
align=left | Four Continents

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bgcolor=gold | 1st5thbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stWD
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5th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Lalique

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bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy

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4th9th6thbgcolor=silver | 2nd6th4thbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2nd7th9th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America

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6th7thbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada

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9th5thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd5thbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd7th4th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Sparkassen

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5th
align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy

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bgcolor="gold" | 1st
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bgcolor=gold | 1st
colspan="13" style="background-color: #ffdead;" align="center" | International: Junior
align=left | Junior Worlds

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bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
colspan="13" style="background-color: #ffdead;" align="center" | National
align=left | Japan Champ.

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bgcolor="gold" | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st5th
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colspan="13" align="center" | WD: Withdrew

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00000306.htm |title= Competition Results: Takeshi HONDA |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202350/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00000306.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 |url-status= live}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2000/2001 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010609044236/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 9 June 2001 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2001/2002 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20011004033956/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 4 October 2001 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2001/2002 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020611085137/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 11 June 2002 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2002/2003 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20021202012937/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 2 December 2002 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2002/2003 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030217172732/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 17 February 2003 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2003/2004 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040604034912/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 4 June 2004 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2004/2005 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050723082753/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 23 July 2005 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000306.htm |title= Takeshi HONDA: 2005/2006 |work= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061018200605/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000306.htm |archive-date= 18 October 2006 |url-status= dead}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-honda.htm |title= Takeshi Honda |first= J. Barry |last= Mittan |year= 1997 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175418/http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-honda.htm |archive-date= 14 May 2012 |url-status= live }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2003/08/honda-finds-second-home-in-canada/ |title= Honda Finds Second Home In Canada |first= Barry |last= Mittan |date= 6 August 2003 |work= GoldenSkate.com |access-date= 5 September 2011}}

{{cite web |url= http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/column/shirota/news/20110727-OHT1T00268.htm |script-title= ja:日本のメダリストのコーチたち～長久保裕編（２） |language= ja |publisher= Sports Hochi |date= 27 July 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111208225131/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/column/shirota/news/20110727-OHT1T00268.htm |archive-date= 8 December 2011 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/feature/figure/fi20061212_01.htm |script-title=ja:フィギュア本田　コーチ業満喫 |language= ja |trans-title=Honda, Figure skater enjoys coaching |publisher= yomiuri |date= 12 December 2006 |access-date= 8 May 2010}}

{{cite web |url= http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~daisuke-takahashi/profile.htm |title= Daisuke Takahashi Fan Forum Profile}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.maomaiasada.com/profile/mai.html |title= Mai Asada profile |language= ja |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101219061529/http://maomaiasada.com/profile/mai.html |archive-date= 19 December 2010 }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.courant.com/1998/02/06/skating-center-athletes/ |title= Skating Center Athletes |first= Tommy |last= Hine |work= Hartford Courant |date= 6 February 1998}}

{{cite news |url= https://www.courant.com/1998/03/29/honda-makes-the-jump/ |title= Honda Makes The Jump |first= Tommy |last= Hine |work= Hartford Courant |date= 29 March 1998 |access-date= 2015-08-01 |archive-date= 2016-03-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070812/http://articles.courant.com/1998-03-29/sports/9803290213_1_rink-galina-zmievskaya-simsbury |url-status= live }}

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