, née , is a Japanese

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

coach and former competitor. She won gold medals at the 1977

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, 1977 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and 1980–81 Japan Championships. Kobayashi has coached Mao Asada,

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, and Haruna Suzuki.

Competitive highlights

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kobayashi, Reiko 1961 births Japanese female single skaters Japanese figure skating coaches Living people Sportspeople from Hiroshima Prefecture