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.

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Takehiro Watanabe is a Japanese former 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 competed in Nordic combined, the discipline that combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing, and was named to Japan's team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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)

Origin

Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Nordic combined skier

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

High school

Fukushima Prefectural Inawashiro High School

University

Meiji University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A1%E9%83%A8%E5%89%9B%E5%BC%98
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19519129

Tags

• From Fukushima Prefecture
• Nordic combined skier

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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