Rena Inoue
Rena Inoue and John Baldwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 井上 怜奈 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 17, 1976 Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (1.49 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States (since 2000) Japan (before 2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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.