Ryuichi Kobayashi (?? ??, Kobayashi Ryuichi, born November 23, 1976) is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 2004.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 21st in both the two-man and four-man events at Vancouver in 2010.
Kobayashi's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 19th in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 2009.
His best World Cup finish was 21st in a four-man event at St.