Taro Kondo (近藤 太郎) (born 8 September 1994) is a Japanese speed skater.

Taro Kondo
Personal information
Born (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29)
Kitami, Japan
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Country Japan
SportSpeed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking41 (1500 m)

Kondo competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. In the 1000 metres he finished 35th overall and in the 1500 metres he finished 31st.[1][2]

Kondo won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Junior Speed Skating Championships, in the 1000 m.[3]

Kondo made his World Cup debut in December 2012. As of September 2014, Kondo's best World Cup finish is 4th in a 1000 m B race at the World Cup stop in Nagano in 2012–13. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 41st, in the 1500 metres in 2012–13.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "SpeedSkatingStats.com Biography".