Kenji Tomabechi

Kenji Tomabechi (苫米地 賢司, born 19 June, 1978) is a Japanese curler.[1]

Kenji Tomabechi
Curler
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Born (1978-06-19) 19 June 1978
Team
Curling clubTeam Iwate
Mixed doubles
partner		Michiko Tomabechi
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		4 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Medal record
Japan Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 2011 Karuizawa
Gold medal – first place 2012 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 2015 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 2009 Aomori
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Karuizawa

At the national level, he is a four-time Japan mixed doubles champion curler (2007, 2011, 2012, 2015).

Teams and events

Men's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
2020–21 Kenji TomabechiEiwa MatsubaraTadashi SatoMitsuru KikuchiJMCC 2021 (7th)

Mixed doubles
Season Male Female Coach Events
2007–08 Michiko TairaKenji TomabechiJMDCC 2007 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMD 2008 (13th)
2008–09 Michiko TomabechiKenji TomabechiJMDCC 2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009–10 Michiko TomabechiKenji TomabechiJMDCC 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010–11 Michiko TomabechiKenji TomabechiAkira Takada (WMDCC)JMDCC 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMDCC 2011 (7th)
2011–12 Michiko TomabechiKenji TomabechiAkira Takada (WMDCC)JMDCC 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMDCC 2012 (15th)
2014–15 Michiko TomabechiKenji TomabechiAkira Takada (WMDCC)JMDCC 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMDCC 2015 (10th)
2020–21 Michiko TomabechiKenji TomabechiYoshito NakamuraJMDCC 2021 (10th)

Personal life

His wife, Michiko Tomabechi is also a competitive curler.[2] Together, they are four time national mixed doubles champions,[3] and they have played four times in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship for Japan.

References
  1. Kenji Tomabechi on the World Curling Federation database
  2. Michiko TOMABECHI | Curling | Japan - Sochi 2014 Olympics
  3. "ミックスダブルス歴代優勝チーム" [Mixed doubles, past winning teams] (in Japanese). Japan Curling Association. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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