Hockey - TAKAHASHI Akira

 
Male
Head Coach

Events Entered

Discipline Event Rank
HOC Hockey Men 2

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
JPN
Japan
7
BAN
Bangladesh
2
Finished
Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
UZB
Uzbekistan
1
JPN
Japan
10
Finished
Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
JPN
Japan
2
IND
India
4
Finished
Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
SGP
Singapore
0
JPN
Japan
14
Finished
Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
JPN
Japan
3
PAK
Pakistan
2
Finished
Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
CHN
People's Republic of China
2
JPN
Japan
3
Finished
Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
IND
India
5
JPN
Japan
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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He represented the Japan men's team between 1992 and 2004. He was a member of the Japanese teams that competed at the 2002 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and at the Asian Games in 1994, 1998, and 2002. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 May 2022; en, 05 Nov 2021)
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He coached the Japan men's team at the 2023 World Cup. The team finished in equal last place out of 16 teams at the tournament. (fih, 2023)

He guided the Japan men's team to a fourth-place finish at both the 2022 Asia Cup and the 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. (fih, 2023)

He led the Japan men's team to the runners-up spot at the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (tms, 22 Dec 2021)

He coached the Japan men's team at the Asian Games in 2006 and 2014, and at the 2006 World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany. (en, 05 Nov 2021)
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2021
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He served as head coach of the Japan men's team on two previous occasions [2005-2007 and 2011-2014], and was also assistant coach in the period between his two stints as head coach. He served as head coach of the Japan men's U21 team in 2020, and has also coached Japanese men's club sides LIEBE Tochigi [2018] and Hyojito Hockey Team [2004].
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event