Takehiro Watanabe

Nordic combined is already one of the most punishing disciplines in winter sports — you ski jump, then immediately race cross-country like your lungs owe someone money — and Takehiro Watanabe chose that as his life's work, growing up in Aizu-Wakamatsu, a snow-country city in Fukushima where skis probably felt more natural than shoes. Going all the way through to Meiji University while competing in a sport that demands both explosive power and diesel-engine endurance tells you something about the guy: quietly relentless, the type who grinds when no one's watching. Born in July 1993, Cancer sign — and honestly that steady, tough-it-out energy fits. Nordic combined never gets the flashy coverage it deserves outside of Olympic years, which makes every athlete in it feel a little like a secret the winter sports world is keeping. Watanabe is one of those secrets worth knowing.

Takehiro Watanabe is a Japanese Nordic combined skier born on July 13, 1993, in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture. He attended Fukushima Prefectural Inawashiro High School and went on to study at Meiji University. He competes in Nordic combined, the discipline that combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing.

Name (English)

Takehiro Watanabe

Name (Japanese)

渡部剛弘

Reading

わたなべ たけひろ

Born

July 13, 1993 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster (酉)

Origin

Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Nordic combined skier

High school

Fukushima Prefectural Inawashiro High School

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A1%E9%83%A8%E5%89%9B%E5%BC%98

Tags

• From Fukushima Prefecture
• Nordic combined skier

Last updated

2026-06-02

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