Kohsuke Hirata

Kohsuke Hirata (Japanese: 平田 洸介, born May 1, 1992, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler, a 2016 Pacific-Asian champion.[2] He currently skips his own team out of Kitami.

Kohsuke Hirata
Curler
Born (1992-05-01) May 1, 1992
Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Team
Curling clubKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa
SkipKohsuke Hirata
ThirdShingo Usui
SecondRyota Meguro
LeadYoshiya Miura
AlternateKosuke Aita
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances		1 (2017)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		3 (2015, 2016, 2017)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2018)
Other appearancesWinter Universiade: 2 (2015, 2017)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Japan
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Uiseong
Silver medal – second place 2015 Almaty
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Erina
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sapporo
Japan Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokoro

He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese men's team finished in eighth place.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2013–14 Kohsuke HirataRyuji ShibayaShiya MiurayoHiromu OtaniYuta Higuchi
2014–15 Yasumasa TanidaYuya TakigahiraShingo UsuiKazuki YoshikawaKohsuke HirataKenji OgawaWUG 2015 (7th)
2015–16 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiKohsuke HirataHatomi NagaokaPACC 2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kohsuke HirataRui IshidaYuto KamadaYoshiya Miura
2016–17 Kohsuke HirataYoshiya MiuraHiromu OtaniYuto KamadaDaiki ShikanoHirofumi KobayashiWUG 2017 (9th)
Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiKohsuke HirataHatomi Nagaoka, James Douglas LindPACC 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s)
AWG 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
WCC 2017 (7th)
2017–18 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiKohsuke HirataHatomi NagaokaPACC 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
WOG 2018 (8th)
2018–19 Kohsuke Hirata (fourth)Shingo Usui (skip)Daiki ShikanoYoshiya Miura
2019–20 Kohsuke Hirata (fourth)Shingo Usui (skip)Yoshiya MiuraSota Jutori
2021–22 Kohsuke HirataShingo UsuiRyota MeguroYoshiya MiuraSyunta KobayashiHirofumi Kobayashi
2022–23 Kohsuke HirataShingo UsuiRyota MeguroYoshiya MiuraKosuke AitaJMCC 2023 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023–24 Kohsuke HirataShingo UsuiRyota MeguroYoshiya MiuraKosuke Aita

References
  1. Curling 平田洸介 Kohsuke Hirata KiT CURLING CLUB(in Japanese)
  2. Kohsuke Hirata on the World Curling Federation database
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