ATHLETE

Shohei Tanaka

Discipline: Singles
Type: Artificial Track

Date of Birth: 16.11.1981
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Overall Performances Since the 2009/2010 season

Rank	Athlete
1	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
2	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
3	Florian Clara (ITA)
4	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
5	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
6	Stefan Federer (SUI)
7	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
8	Vid Kralj (SLO)
9	Florian Markt (AUT)
10	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
11	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
12	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
13	Simon Dietz (GER)
14	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
15	Bine Mekina (GER)
16	Jerome Almer (SUI)
17	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
18	Torrey Cookman (USA)
19	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
20	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
21	Mason Palecek (USA)
22	Coskun Ercoskun (NOR)
23	Leon Auer (AUT)
24	Leonard Pizziola (USA)
25	Remi D Aviau de Ternay (FRA)
26	Lukas Mark (AUT)
27	Alex Oberhofer (ITA)
28	Marco Almer (SUI)
29	Mathias Troger (ITA)
30	Vincent Streit (GER)
31	David Rydl (CZE)
32	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
33	Isa Güzeloglu (FIN)
34	Nico Edlinger (AUT)
35	Semyeong Kim (KOR)
36	Marian Budzak (SVK)
36	Thomas Matthews (USA)
38	Wojciech Kwiecinski (POL)
39	Konrad Plonka (POL)
40	Nikolas Dawidowski (POL)
41	Patryk Hudy (POL)

World Cup Natural Track Men's Singles 2023/2024

Rank	Athlete
1	Thomas Kammerlander (AUT)
2	Alex Gruber (ITA)
3	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
4	Florian Clara (ITA)
5	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
6	Florian Markt (AUT)
7	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
8	Bine Mekina (SLO)
9	Jerome Almer (SUI)
10	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
11	Stefan Federer (SUI)
12	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
13	Vid Kralj (SLO)
14	Matevz Vertelj (SLO)
15	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
16	Mathias Troger (ITA)
17	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)
18	Torrey Cookman (USA)
19	Zane Farnsworth (USA)
20	Lukas Mark (AUT)
21	David Rydl (CZE)
22	Jacob Sterk (USA)
23	Fabian Achenrainer (AUT)
24	Vincent Streit (GER)
25	Seungmin Lee (KOR)
26	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
27	Simon Dietz (GER)
28	Semyeong Kim (KOR)
29	Remi D Aviau de Ternay (FRA)
30	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
31	Isa Güzeloglu (FIN)
32	Adrian Machnik (POL)
33	Dominik Maier (AUT)
33	Oliwier Hajduk (POL)
33	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
36	Viorel Andrei Deac (ROU)
37	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
37	Cezar-Mihai Joldescu (ROU)
39	Nikolas Dawidowski (POL)
40	Alex Oberhofer (ITA)
41	Samuel Halcin (SVK)
42	Silvio Ionut Strugari (ROU)

World Cup Natural Track Men's Singles 2022/2023

Rank	Athlete
1	Alex Gruber (ITA)
2	Thomas Kammerlander (AUT)
3	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
4	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
4	Florian Clara (ITA)
6	Fabian Achenrainer (AUT)
7	Aleksandr Egorov (RUS)
8	Mathias Troger (ITA)
9	Florian Markt (AUT)
10	Grigory Bukin (RUS)
11	Leonardo De Oliveira Silva (BRA)
12	Myroslav Lenko (UKR)
13	Ivan Lenko (UKR)
14	Alekssandr Zyrianov (RUS)
15	Oliver Schiller (GER)
16	Stanislav Kovshik (RUS)
16	Bine Mekina (SLO)
18	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
18	Julio Dante de Moraes (BRA)
20	Simon Dietz (GER)
21	Vid Kralj (SLO)
21	Nikolai Shulgin (RUS)
23	Matevz Vertelj (SLO)
24	Blaz Mekina (SLO)
24	Iurii Talykh (RUS)
26	David Rydl (CZE)
27	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)
28	Florian Haselrieder (ITA)
29	Zane Farnsworth (USA)
30	Maximilian Pichler (AUT)
31	Torrey Cookman (USA)
32	Flyn Coburn (NZL)
33	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
34	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
35	Mizuki Watanabe (BEL)
36	Aleksei Khabibulin (RUS)
37	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
38	Simon Achenrainer (AUT)
38	Henry Anderson (USA)
40	Jerome Almer (SUI)
41	Adrian Machnik (POL)
42	Luka Novakovic (SRB)
42	Mitica Lupu (ROU)
44	Nikola Ignjatov (SRB)
45	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
46	Kurt Bates (USA)
47	Cezar-Mihai Joldescu (ROU)

World Cup Natural Track Men's Singles 2021/2022

Rank	Athlete
1	Thomas Kammerlander (AUT)
2	Alex Gruber (ITA)
3	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
4	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
5	Florian Glatzl (AUT)
6	Florian Clara (ITA)
7	Aleksandr Egorov (RUS)
8	Stefan Federer (ITA)
9	Christian Schopf (AUT)
10	Stanislav Kovshik (RUS)
11	Grigory Bukin (RUS)
12	Josef Limmer (GER)
13	Adam Jedrzejko (POL)
13	Renzo Atance Conde (ARG)
15	Leonardo De Oliveira Silva (BRA)
16	Iurii Talykh (RUS)
17	David Rydl (CZE)
18	Aleksandr Milkov (RUS)
19	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
20	Aleksei Martianov (RUS)
21	Mathias Troger (ITA)
22	Iakov Bukin (RUS)
23	Denis Lebedev (KAZ)
24	Bine Mekina (SLO)
25	Myroslav Lenko (UKR)
26	Bernd Neurauter (AUT)
27	Blaz Mekina (SLO)
28	Alekssandr Zyrianov (RUS)
29	Matevz Vertelj (SLO)
30	Andrii Hirniak (UKR)
31	Marius Schmelzer (GER)
32	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
33	Fabian Achenrainer (AUT)
34	Ivan Lenko (UKR)
35	Rafal Zasuwa (POL)
36	Jack Leslie (NZL)
37	Robert Seeber (ITA)
38	Jerome Almer (SUI)
39	Patrick Lambacher (ITA)
39	Szymon Jan Majdak (POL)
41	Oliver Schiller (GER)
42	Isa Güzeloglu (TUR)
43	Florian Haselrieder (ITA)
44	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)
44	Florian Markt (AUT)
44	Mykhailo Ivashchuk (MDA)
47	Bogdan Morosan (ROU)
48	Benjamin Voice (NZL)
48	Vedran Boban (CRO)
50	MIHAI COUBIS (ROU)
50	Simon Dietz (GER)
52	Sam Flanagan (NZL)
54	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
55	Frantisek Tomanek (CZE)
56	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
57	Luka Novakovic (SRB)
58	Coskun Ercoskun (TUR)
59	Karel Rejnart (CZE)
59	Nikola Ignjatov (SRB)
61	Yusuf Özcan (TUR)
62	Konrad Stano (POL)
63	Torrey Cookman (USA)
64	Nikola Momirski (SRB)
64	Adam Rejnart (CZE)
64	Nikola Boban (CRO)
64	Ramiro Barrios (ARG)
64	Krystof Pokorny (CZE)
64	Henry Anderson (USA)
70	Christian Wichan (GER)

World Cup Natural Track Men's Singles 2018/2019

Rank	Athlete
1	Felix Loch (GER)
2	Wolfgang Kindl (AUT)
3	Chris Mazdzer (USA)
4	Ralf Palik (GER)
5	Andi Langenhan (GER)
6	Dominik Fischnaller (ITA)
7	Tucker West (USA)
8	Johannes Ludwig (GER)
9	Roman Repilov (RUS)
10	Semen Pavlichenko (RUS)
11	David Gleirscher (AUT)
12	Armin Frauscher (AUT)
13	Inars Kivlenieks (LAT)
14	Julian von Schleinitz (GER)
15	Stepan Fedorov (RUS)
15	Mitchel Malyk (CAN)
17	Kevin Fischnaller (ITA)
18	Alexander Peretjagin (RUS)
19	Jozef Ninis (SVK)
20	Riks Kristens Rozitis (LAT)
20	Aidan Kelly (USA)
22	Valentin Cretu (ROU)
23	Emanuel Rieder (ITA)
24	Aleksandr Stepichev (RUS)
25	Taylor Morris (USA)
26	Arturs Darznieks (LAT)
27	Maksim Aravin (RUS)
28	Kristaps Maurins (LAT)
28	Reinhard Egger (AUT)
30	Ondrej Hyman (CZE)
32	Maciej Kurowski (POL)
33	Anton Dukach (UKR)
34	Alexander Ferlazzo (AUS)
34	Theo Gruber (ITA)
35	Toni Gräfe (GER)
37	Wojciech Chmielewski (POL)
38	John Fennell (USA)
38	Aleksandr Gorbatcevich (RUS)
40	Daniel Popa (ROU)
40	Andriy Mandziy (UKR)
42	Hidenari Kanayama (JPN)
43	Pavel Angelov (BUL)
44	Nico Gleirscher (AUT)
45	Reid Watts (CAN)
46	Tilen Sirse (SLO)
47	Donghyeon Kim (KOR)
47	Namkyu Lim (KOR)
49	Mateusz Sochowicz (POL)
49	Shiva Keshavan (IND)
49	Darijan Huncek (BIH)
49	Alexander Poibrenski (BUL)
53	Doung Kyu Kang (KOR)
54	Tristan Jeskanen (FIN)
55	Bogdan Macovei (MDA)
56	Nicky Klimchuk-Brown (CAN)
57	Svante Kohala (SWE)
58	Anel Cirkinagic (BIH)
58	Lucas Populin (ARG)
58	Te-An Lien (TPE)
58	Raymond Thompson (GBR)
58	Rufus Persson (SWE)
64	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)

Viessmann World Cup Men's Singles 2015/2016

Achievements Since the 2009/2010 season; Olympic Winter Games since 2002

Championships

Rank	Athlete
1	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
2	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
3	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
4	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
5	Florian Clara (ITA)
6	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
7	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
8	Stefan Federer (SUI)
9	Vid Kralj (SLO)
10	Florian Markt (AUT)
11	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
12	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
13	Bine Mekina (GER)
14	Marco Almer (SUI)
15	Jerome Almer (SUI)
16	Simon Dietz (GER)
17	Coskun Ercoskun (NOR)
18	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
19	David Rydl (CZE)
20	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
21	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
22	Wojciech Kwiecinski (POL)
23	Konrad Plonka (POL)
24	Nikolas Dawidowski (POL)
25	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
26	Patryk Hudy (POL)

FIL European Championships on Luge Natural Track Men's Singles 2023/2024 in Jaufental (ITA)

Rank	Athlete
1	Alex Gruber (ITA)
2	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
3	Thomas Kammerlander (AUT)
4	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
5	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
6	Florian Clara (ITA)
7	Stefan Federer (SUI)
8	Florian Markt (AUT)
9	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
10	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
11	Lukas Mark (AUT)
12	Bine Mekina (SLO)
13	Vid Kralj (SLO)
14	Jerome Almer (SUI)
15	Matevz Vertelj (SLO)
16	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
17	Torrey Cookman (USA)
18	Vincent Streit (GER)
19	David Rydl (CZE)
20	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
21	Jacob Sterk (USA)
22	Samuel Halcin (SVK)
23	Zane Farnsworth (USA)
24	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
25	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)
26	Viorel Andrei Deac (ROU)
27	Semyeong Kim (KOR)
28	Nikolas Dawidowski (POL)
29	Konrad Plonka (POL)
30	Seungmin Lee (KOR)

FIL World Championships on Luge on Natural Track Men's Singles 2022/2023 in Deutschnofen (ITA)

Rank	Athlete
1	Evelin Lanthaler (ITA)
1	Alex Gruber (ITA)
2	Tina Unterberger (AUT)
2	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
3	Lisa Walch (GER)
3	Vincent Streit (GER)
4	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
4	Meta Mekina (SLO)
5	Katie Cookman (USA)
5	Torrey Cookman (USA)
6	Nikolas Dawidowski (POL)
6	Julia Plowy (POL)
7	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)
7	Juri Mizuno (SUI)

FIL World Championships on Luge on Natural Track Team Competition 2022/2023 in Deutschnofen (ITA)

Rank	Athlete
1	Alex Gruber (ITA)
2	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
3	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
4	Florian Clara (ITA)
5	Thomas Kammerlander (AUT)
6	Mathias Troger (ITA)
7	Aleksandr Egorov (RUS)
8	Grigory Bukin (RUS)
9	Fabian Achenrainer (AUT)
10	Iurii Talykh (RUS)
11	Stanislav Kovshik (RUS)
12	Florian Markt (AUT)
13	Oliver Schiller (GER)
14	Blaz Mekina (SLO)
15	Simon Dietz (GER)
16	Bine Mekina (SLO)
17	Myroslav Lenko (UKR)
18	Vid Kralj (SLO)
19	Matevz Vertelj (SLO)
20	Jerome Almer (SUI)
21	Ivan Lenko (UKR)
22	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
23	David Rydl (CZE)
24	Luka Novakovic (SRB)
25	Adrian Machnik (POL)
26	Nikola Ignjatov (SRB)
27	Mizuki Watanabe (BEL)
28	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)

FIL European Championships Men's Singles 2021/2022 in Laas (ITA)

World Cups

Rank	Athlete
1	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
2	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
3	Florian Clara (ITA)
4	Alex Oberhofer (ITA)
5	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
6	Stefan Federer (SUI)
7	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
8	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
9	Vid Kralj (SLO)
10	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
11	Florian Markt (AUT)
12	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
13	Simon Dietz (GER)
14	Bine Mekina (GER)
15	Jerome Almer (SUI)
16	Coskun Ercoskun (NOR)
17	Torrey Cookman (USA)
18	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
19	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
20	Mason Palecek (USA)
21	Leonard Pizziola (USA)
22	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
23	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
24	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
25	Leon Auer (AUT)
26	Lukas Mark (AUT)

6th FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track Men's Singles 2023/2024 in Obdach-Winterleiten (AUT)

Rank	Athlete
1	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
2	Florian Clara (ITA)
3	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
4	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
5	Stefan Federer (SUI)
6	Florian Markt (AUT)
7	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
8	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
9	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
10	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
11	Vid Kralj (SLO)
12	Lukas Mark (AUT)
13	Simon Dietz (GER)
14	Bine Mekina (GER)
15	Coskun Ercoskun (NOR)
16	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
17	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
18	Torrey Cookman (USA)
19	Jerome Almer (SUI)
20	Leonard Pizziola (USA)
21	Mason Palecek (USA)
22	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
23	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
24	Alex Oberhofer (ITA)
25	Leon Auer (AUT)
26	Miguel Brugger (AUT)

5th FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track Men's Singles 2023/2024 in Obdach-Winterleiten (AUT)

Rank	Athlete
1	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
2	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
3	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
4	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
5	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
6	Stefan Federer (SUI)
7	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
8	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
9	Florian Markt (AUT)
10	Vid Kralj (SLO)
11	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
12	Jerome Almer (SUI)
13	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
14	Marco Almer (SUI)
15	Torrey Cookman (USA)
16	Simon Dietz (GER)
17	Bine Mekina (GER)
18	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
19	Remi D Aviau de Ternay (FRA)
20	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
21	Coskun Ercoskun (NOR)
22	David Rydl (CZE)
23	Mason Palecek (USA)
24	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
25	Wojciech Kwiecinski (POL)
26	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
27	Florian Clara (ITA)
28	Lukas Mark (AUT)
29	Mathias Troger (ITA)
30	Nico Edlinger (AUT)
31	Leonard Pizziola (USA)
32	Konrad Plonka (POL)
33	Nikolas Dawidowski (POL)
34	Patryk Hudy (POL)

4th FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track Men's Singles 2023/2024 in Jaufental (ITA)

Rank	Athlete
1	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
2	Florian Clara (ITA)
3	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
4	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
5	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
6	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
7	Stefan Federer (SUI)
8	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
9	Florian Markt (AUT)
10	Vid Kralj (SLO)
11	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
12	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
13	Simon Dietz (GER)
14	Bine Mekina (GER)
15	Jerome Almer (SUI)
16	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
17	Torrey Cookman (USA)
18	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
19	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
20	Vincent Streit (GER)
21	Mason Palecek (USA)
22	Leonard Pizziola (USA)
23	Mathias Troger (ITA)
24	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
25	Leon Auer (AUT)
26	Lukas Mark (AUT)

3rd FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track + Eliminator Pursuit Competition Men - Singles 2023/2024 in Umhausen (AUT)

Rank	Athlete
1	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
2	Florian Clara (ITA)
3	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
4	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
5	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
6	Stefan Federer (SUI)
7	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
8	Vid Kralj (SLO)
9	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
10	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
11	Leon Auer (AUT)
12	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
13	Bine Mekina (GER)
14	Simon Dietz (GER)
15	Torrey Cookman (USA)
16	Jerome Almer (SUI)
17	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
18	Remi D Aviau de Ternay (FRA)
19	Vincent Streit (GER)
20	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
21	Mason Palecek (USA)
22	Leonard Pizziola (USA)
23	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
24	Mathias Troger (ITA)
25	Florian Markt (AUT)
26	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
27	Lukas Mark (AUT)

3rd FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track + Eliminator Men's Singles 2023/2024 in Umhausen (AUT)

Rank	Athlete
1	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
2	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
3	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
4	Florian Clara (ITA)
5	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
6	Vid Kralj (SLO)
7	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
8	Stefan Federer (SUI)
9	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
10	Leon Auer (AUT)
11	Florian Markt (AUT)
12	Remi D Aviau de Ternay (FRA)
13	Simon Dietz (GER)
14	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
15	Bine Mekina (GER)
16	Marco Almer (SUI)
17	Jerome Almer (SUI)
18	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
19	Torrey Cookman (USA)
20	Dominik Neupauer (SVK)
21	Coskun Ercoskun (NOR)
22	Mason Palecek (USA)
23	Shohei Tanaka (SUI)
24	Thomas Matthews (USA)
25	Leonard Pizziola (USA)
26	Alex Oberhofer (ITA)
27	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
28	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
29	Lukas Mark (AUT)

2nd FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track Men's Singles 2023/2024 in Laas (ITA)

Rank	Athlete
1	Patrick Pigneter (ITA)
2	Michael Scheikl (AUT)
3	Florian Clara (ITA)
4	Matthias Lambacher (ITA)
5	Stefan Federer (SUI)
6	Daniel Gruber (ITA)
7	Florian Markt (AUT)
8	Ziga Kralj (SLO)
9	Sebastian Feldhammer (AUT)
10	Miguel Brugger (AUT)
11	Vid Kralj (SLO)
12	Simon Dietz (GER)
13	Jerome Almer (SUI)
14	Bine Mekina (SLO)
15	Remi D Aviau de Ternay (FRA)
16	Isa Güzeloglu (FIN)
17	Marco Almer (SUI)
18	Gabriel Halcin (SVK)
19	Peter Neupauer (SVK)
20	David Rydl (CZE)
21	Semyeong Kim (KOR)
22	Coskun Ercoskun (NOR)
23	Tomáš Hašek (CZE)
24	Marian Budzak (SVK)
25	Shohei Tanaka (JPN)
26	Fabian Brunner (ITA)
27	Mathias Troger (ITA)
28	Lukas Mark (AUT)
29	Nico Edlinger (AUT)

1st FIL Luge World Cup on Natural Track Men's Singles 2023/2024 in Kühtai (AUT)

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Shohei Tanaka

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Achievements Since the 2009/2010 season; Olympic Winter Games since 2002

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