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Personal information | |
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Born | 3 November 1994 |
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 200 metres |
College team | Chuo University |
Kotaro Taniguchi (谷口耕太郎, Taniguchi Kōtarō, born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. He finished fourth at the 2015 Asian Championships. As part of the Japanese 4 × 100 metres relay, he won medals at the 2015 IAAF World Relays and 2015 Summer Universiade.
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.50[1] |
2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.20 |
Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 4th | 200 m | 20.69 | |
Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 7th | 200 m | 21.17 | |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.60 | |
2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 6th | 200 m | 21.01 |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.51 (-0.3 m/s) (Liège 2014)
- 200 metres – 20.45 (+0.6 m/s) (Fukuroi 2014)
References
[edit]- ^ Representing Asia-Pacific
External links
[edit]- Kotaro Taniguchi at World Athletics
- Kotaro Taniguchi at JAAF (in Japanese)