Kohsuke Hirata (Japanese: 平田 洸介, born May 1, 1992, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler, a 2016 Pacific-Asian champion.[2] He currently skips his own team out of Kitami.

Kohsuke Hirata
Born (1992-05-01) May 1, 1992 (age 32)
Team
Curling clubKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa
SkipKohsuke Hirata
ThirdShingo Usui
SecondRyota Meguro
LeadYoshiya Miura
AlternateKosuke Aita
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances
1 (2017)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
3 (2015, 2016, 2017)
Olympic
appearances
1 (2018)
Other appearancesWinter Universiade: 2 (2015, 2017)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Japan
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Uiseong
Silver medal – second place 2015 Almaty
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Erina
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sapporo
Japan Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokoro

He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese men's team finished in eighth place.

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2013–14 Kohsuke Hirata Ryuji Shibaya Shiya Miurayo Hiromu Otani Yuta Higuchi
2014–15 Yasumasa Tanida Yuya Takigahira Shingo Usui Kazuki Yoshikawa Kohsuke Hirata Kenji Ogawa WUG 2015 (7th)
2015–16 Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi Kohsuke Hirata Hatomi Nagaoka PACC 2015  
Kohsuke Hirata Rui Ishida Yuto Kamada Yoshiya Miura
2016–17 Kohsuke Hirata Yoshiya Miura Hiromu Otani Yuto Kamada Daiki Shikano Hirofumi Kobayashi WUG 2017 (9th)
Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi Kohsuke Hirata Hatomi Nagaoka, James Douglas Lind PACC 2016  
AWG 2017  
WCC 2017 (7th)
2017–18 Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi Kohsuke Hirata Hatomi Nagaoka PACC 2017  
WOG 2018 (8th)
2018–19 Kohsuke Hirata (fourth) Shingo Usui (skip) Daiki Shikano Yoshiya Miura
2019–20 Kohsuke Hirata (fourth) Shingo Usui (skip) Yoshiya Miura Sota Jutori
2021–22 Kohsuke Hirata Shingo Usui Ryota Meguro Yoshiya Miura Syunta Kobayashi Hirofumi Kobayashi
2022–23 Kohsuke Hirata Shingo Usui Ryota Meguro Yoshiya Miura Kosuke Aita JMCC 2023  
2023–24 Kohsuke Hirata Shingo Usui Ryota Meguro Yoshiya Miura Kosuke Aita

References

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