Kazuto Yanagizawa (柳沢 和人, Yanagizawa Kazuto, born December 15, 1981) is a Japanese male curler.[2]

Kazuto Yanagizawa
 
Born(1981-12-15)December 15, 1981
Team
Curling clubMiyota CC, Nagano[1]
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances
2 (2000, 2002)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
3 (2000, 2001, 2002)
Other appearancesWorld Junior Championships: 5 (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003),
Asian Winter Games: 1 (2003)
Medal record
Curling
Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jeonju
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Esquimalt
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Queenstown
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aomori
Japan Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2000 Karuizawa
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 2003 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 1999 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2004 Moseushi

At the international level, he is a 2001 Pacific champion curler, a two-time Pacific bronze medallist (2000, 2002) and a two-time 2003 Asian Winter Games silver medallist.

At the national level, he is a four-time Japan men's champion curler (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003).

Teams edit

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1996–97 Makoto Tsuruga Hiroaki Kashiwagi Jun Nakayama Kazuto Yanagizawa Keita Yanagizawa WJCC 1997 (4th)
1998–99 Hiroaki Kashiwagi Jun Nakayama Kazuto Yanagizawa Keita Yanagizawa Takanori Ichimura Glen Jackson WJCC 1999 (7th)
1999–00 Hiroaki Kashiwagi Kazuto Yanagizawa Takanori Ichimura Keita Yanagizawa Yuki Inoue Akinori Kashiwagi, Kazuyuki Tsuchiya (WJCC) WJCC 2000 (5th)
WCC 2000 (10th)
2000–01 Hiroaki Kashiwagi Kazuto Yanagizawa Takanori Ichimura Keita Yanagizawa Jun Nakayama PCC 2000  
Hiroaki Kashiwagi Kazuto Yanagizawa Jun Nakayama Keita Yanagizawa Yusuke Morozumi Akinori Kashiwagi WJCC 2001 (6th)
2001–02 Hiroaki Kashiwagi Kazuto Yanagizawa Jun Nakayama Keita Yanagizawa Takanori Ichimura Akinori Kashiwagi (WCC) PCC 2001  
WCC 2002 (9th)
2002–03 Hiroaki Kashiwagi Kazuto Yanagizawa Jun Nakayama Keita Yanagizawa Takanori Ichimura Akinori Kashiwagi PCC 2002  
Hiroaki Kashiwagi Kazuto Yanagizawa Yoichi Nakasato Yusuke Morozumi Keita Satoh Akinori Kashiwagi WJCC 2003 (6th)
Hiroaki Kashiwagi Keita Yanagizawa Jun Nakayama Kazuto Yanagizawa Takanori Ichimura AWG 2003  

References edit

  1. ^ Curling Hall Miyota(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Kazuto Yanagizawa on the World Curling database  

External links edit