Kotaro Taniguchi

Kotaro Taniguchi

Personal information
Born	(1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 30)
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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
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

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.51 (-0.3 m/s) (Liège 2014)
• 200 metres – 20.45 (+0.6 m/s) (Fukuroi 2014)

• Kotaro Taniguchi at World Athletics
• Kotaro Taniguchi at JAAF (in Japanese)

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