Ryouta Kojima
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 11 May 1998
in  Nagano | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Nagano, JPN | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Higher education | Education - Shinshu University: Matsumoto, JPN |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.74 | 16 Oct 2021 | Nagano |
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| 1000m | 1:07.43 | 12 Dec 2021 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:47.61 | 25 Oct 2020 | Nagano |
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| 5000m | 7:44.77 | 28 Dec 2019 | Okaya |
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Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/ryot.a.kojim.a | twitter.com/kojikr |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | M-Wave: Matsumoto, JPN | |
| Name of coach | Johan de Wit [national], NED; Masahiro Yuki [personal], JPN, from 2017 | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age three at the Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena [M-Wave] in Nagano, Japan. | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | He followed his older brother into the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Masahiro Yuki, Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison, Japanese speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2018 he was given the Best Skater Award by the Nagano City Skating Association in Japan. (skating-nsa.jp, 01 Jun 2019) | |
| Nicknames | Kojikoji (Twitter profile, 05 Dec 2019) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Have stoicism." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Hobbies | Climbing mountains, drinking coffee, visiting cafes. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 01 Sep 2020) | |
| Ambitions | To skate the 1000m in under 1:06. (chunichi.co.jp, 29 Oct 2021) |