Rena Inoue
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Rena Inoue (井上 怜奈, Inoue Rena, born October 17, 1976) is a Japanese-born American retired pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple Axel in competition.
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Native name | 井上 怜奈 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1976-10-17) October 17, 1976 (age 47) Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.49 m (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Partner | John Baldwin (since 2000) Tomoaki Koyama (before 2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Jenni Meno Todd Sand Philipp Mills Peter Oppegard Oksana Grishuk Jill Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | All Year FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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