Mutsuo Taniguchi Explained

Mutsuo Taniguchi
Nationality:Japanese
Sport:Sprinting
Event:200 metres
Birth Date:5 March 1913
Birth Place:Kagami, Japan
Death Place:Bougainville, Solomon Islands

Mutsuo Taniguchi (5 March 1913  - 2 October 1943) was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 4 x 100 meters relay events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War II.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Mutsuo Taniguchi Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212856/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/mutsuo-taniguchi-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 9 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.