| Kotaro Taniguchi | |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 200 metres |
| Collegeteam: | Chuo University |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1994 |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Weight: | 79 kg |
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.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 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 | |
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