Hirofumi Kudo[1] (Japanese: 工藤 博文; born July 3, 1959, in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler,[2] a three-time Pacific-Asian silver medallist (1992, 1996, 1997) and a three-time Japan men's champion (1997, 1998, 1999).
| Hirofumi Kudo | |
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| Born | July 3, 1959 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Obihiro & Tokoro CC |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Japan |
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 3 (1992, 1996, 1997) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1998) |
Medal record | |
He played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place.
Teams edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1992–93 | Hirofumi Kudo | ? | ? | ? | ? | PCC 1992 
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| 1996–97 | Hiroshi Sato | Makoto Tsuruga | Kazuhito Hori | Shinya Abe | Hirofumi Kudo | PCC 1996
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| Hirofumi Kudo | Makoto Tsuruga | Hiroshi Sato | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | Hisaaki Nakamine | JMCC 1997 
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| 1997–98 | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | Hirofumi Kudo | Hiroshi Sato | Makoto Tsuruga | Hisaaki Nakamine | PCC 1997
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| Makoto Tsuruga | Hiroshi Sato | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | Hirofumi Kudo | Hisaaki Nakamine | Glen Jackson (OG) | JMCC 1998 WOG 1998 (5th) | |
| 1998–99 | Hirofumi Kudo | Makoto Tsuruga | Hiroshi Sato | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | Hisaaki Nakamine | JMCC 1999
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References edit
- ^ Other writing: Hirofumi Kudoh, Hirofumi Kudō, Hirohumi Kudo.
- ^ Hirofumi Kudo on the World Curling database
External links edit
- Hirofumi Kudō at World Curling
- Hirofumi Kudō at Olympics.com
- Hirofumi Kudō at Olympedia
- Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3 (web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)
- Hirofumi Kudo - Curling - Nihon Olympic Iinkai(in Japanese) (Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC)
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