Kotaro Taniguchi

Kotaro Taniguchi

Personal information
Born	(1994-11-03) 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
2014	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.50
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

Outdoor

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

External links

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