Takako Oguchi

Takako Oguchi (小口貴子, Oguchi Takako, born August 8, 1984, in Wajima) (née Omukai)[2] is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 2003 and joined the Japanese national team in 2005. She uses a Bromley sled.[1] She married in 2015.[2]

Takako Oguchi
Oguchi at the 2017 World Cup in Lake Placid
Personal information
Native name小口貴子
Birth nameOmukai Takako
NationalityJapanese
Born (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984
Wajima
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportSkeleton
Coached byKyle Tress[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals19th (2018 Pyeongchang)

Notable results

Oguchi's first official start in international competition was in the 2006–07 season at Calgary on the North American Cup circuit, where she placed 23rd. This was followed by two ninth-place finishes, but she did not compete during the 2007–08 or 2008-09 seasons. She returned to competition for the 2009–10 season, and advanced to the Intercontinental Cup for 2012–13. Her first World Cup race was in 2013–14, also at Calgary, where she finished 19th, and since then has split her time between the ICC and World Cup circuits. Her best World Cup finish was 13th, in 2016 at Lake Placid. In the 2017 World Championships, she finished 21st,[1] and she finished the 2016–17 in 26th place in the overall standings.[3]

References
  1. "Takako OGUCHI". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  2. Stahlhacke, Angela (13 December 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  3. "Standings (Women's Skeleton) (2016/2017) (BMW IBSF World Cup)". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
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