Wataru Tanigawa Explained

Wataru Tanigawa
Native Name:谷川航
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:23 July 1996
Birth Place:Funabashi, Japan
Height:1.60 m
Discipline:MAG
Club:Central Sports
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is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 2024 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the team event and a bronze medal in the all-around. He also won team bronze medals at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships. He is also the 2022 Asian Games vault champion and a two-time World University Games champion.

Early and personal life

Tanigawa started gymnastics at age six at Kenshin Sports Club in Funabashi, Japan. His younger brother, Kakeru, also represents Japan at international gymnastics competitions. He studied sports science at Juntendo University in Tokyo.[1] [2]

Career

Tanigawa won a silver medal on the vault at the 2015 Osijek World Challenge Cup behind Ukraine's Igor Radivilov.[3] Then at the 2016 Anadia World Challenge Cup, Tanigawa won a silver medal on the floor exercise behind Alexander Shatilov and the bronze medal on the vault.[4]

2017

Tanigawa won a bronze medal on the vault at the Melbourne World Cup behind Kenzō Shirai and Christopher Remkes.[5] There, he also placed fourth on the floor exercise, losing the execution score tiebreaker for the bronze medal to Ferhat Arıcan.[6] At the Summer Universiade in Taipei, he won the gold medal in the team event. He also won the bronze medals in four individual events: the all-around,[7] floor exercise, parallel bars and horizontal bar.[8]

Tanigawa competed at the World Championships in Montreal but did not advance to any finals. He was the second reserve for the parallel bars final.[9] After the World Championships, he competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial, finishing sixth in the all-around.[10] He competed at the Swiss Cup, a mixed pairs event, alongside Hitomi Hatakeda, and they won the silver medal behind Switzerland.[11] He then competed at the Toyota International and won a gold medal on the parallel bars, a silver medal on the floor exercise, and a bronze medal on the still rings.[12]

2018

Tanigawa won a silver medal in the all-around at the Tokyo World Cup behind teammate Kenzō Shirai.[13] Then at the All-Japan Championships, he finished seventh in the all-around.[14] He then placed fifth in the all-around at the NHK Trophy.[15] At the All-Japan Event Championships, he won a silver medal on the floor exercise.[16]

Tanigawa was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships alongside Kazuma Kaya, Kenzō Shirai, Yūsuke Tanaka, and Kōhei Uchimura, with his brother Kakeru being the team alternate.[17] The team won the bronze medal behind China and Russia after multiple falls including from Tanigawa on the floor exercise.[18] After the World Championships, he competed at the All-Japan Team Championships and won a gold medal with his university team.[19] He also competed at the Toyota International, finishing fourth on the still rings.[20]

2019–20

At the 2019 Tokyo World Cup, Tanigawa won a silver medal in the all-around behind American Sam Mikulak.[21] Then at the All-Japan Championships, he finished fifth in the all-around.[22] He then won the silver medal at the NHK Trophy, behind his brother Kakeru.[23] Then at the All-Japan Event Championships, he won the gold medal on the parallel bars and the silver medal on the vault.[24] He won the gold medal in the team event at the Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[25]

Tanigawa competed at the 2019 World Championships alongside Daiki Hashimoto, Yuya Kamoto, Kazuma Kaya, and Kakeru Tanigawa, and they won the bronze medal behind Russia and China.[26] After the World Championships, he competed at the All-Japan Team Championships, winning a gold medal with his club team.[27] Then at the Toyota International, he won a silver medal on the still rings.[28]

In November 2020, Tanigawa competed at the Friendship and Solidarity Competition in Tokyo, competing as part of Team Solidarity who won over Team Friendship.[29] Then in December, he competed at the All-Japan Championships and tied for the all-around bronze medal with his brother Kakeru.[30]

2021

Tanigawa won the silver medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships behind Daiki Hashimoto.[31] He then won the all-around bronze medal at the NHK Trophy.[32] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 in Tokyo, he competed for Japan, on a team including Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, and Takeru Kitazono. The team won the silver medal with a total score of 262.397, 0.103 points behind the Russian Olympic Committee.[33] [34] After the Olympics, he competed at the All-Japan Senior Championships and won a silver medal on the vault.[35] Then at the All-Japan Team Championships, he won a bronze medal with his club team.[36]

2022

Tanigawa finished seventh in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships.[37] He then finished eighth in the all-around at the NHK Trophy.[38] At the All-Japan Event Championships, he finished fourth on the horizontal bar and eighth on the parallel bars.[39]

Tanigawa competed at the World Championships alongside Ryosuke Doi, Daiki Hashimoto, Yuya Kamoto, and Kakeru Tanigawa. In the qualification round, the Japanese team qualified for the team final in first place by nearly eight points, and Tanigawa qualified first in the all-around.[40] They then won the silver medal in the team final by four points behind China.[41] In the all-around final, he won the bronze medal behind Hashimoto and Zhang Boheng.[42] He also qualified for the vault final, finishing in seventh place.[43] After the World Championships, he competed at the All-Japan Team Championships and won a silver medal with his club team.[44]

2023

Tanigawa finished fourth in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships,[45] and he placed seventh at the NHK Trophy.[46] At the All-Japan Event Championships, he finished eighth on the parallel bars.[47] He then competed at the 2022 Asian Games held in 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The Japanese team won the silver medal behind China,[48] and individually, he won gold on the vault and bronze on the still rings.[49] He then competed at the All-Japan Team Championships, winning a bronze medal with his club team.[50]

2024

Tanigawa was selected to represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, alongside Takaaki Sugino, Shinnosuke Oka, Kazuma Kaya, and Daiki Hashimoto. They won the gold medal in the team final, defeating long-time rival China.[51] [52] Individually, he qualified for the parallel bars final in eighth place, and he finished sixth in the final with a score of 14.133.[53]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Tanigawa Wataru. 27 July 2021. Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726230310/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1318236-tanigawa-wataru.htm#bio. 26 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Tanigawa Wataru – FIG Athlete Profile . . 17 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Results for World Challenge Cup 2015 Osijek (CRO) . . 18 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Chinese, Saraiva shine at Anadia World Challenge Cup . . 17 August 2024 . 27 June 2016.
  5. Web site: With numerous golds apiece, China, Kenzo Shirai show strength at Melbourne World Cup . . 17 August 2024 . 25 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Results for FIG World Cup 2017 Melbourne (AUS) . . 18 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Pavitt . Michael . Olympic silver medallist Verniaiev defends individual all-around title at Taipei 2017 . . 18 August 2024 . 22 August 2017.
  8. News: Pavitt. Michael. Ten gymnasts claim gold medals as artistic competition concludes at Taipei 2017. 23 August 2017. Inside The Games. 29 April 2020.
  9. Web site: 47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Men's Qualification . . . 18 August 2024 . 2 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Arthur Gander Memorial Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 1 November 2017.
  11. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Swiss Cup Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 7 November 2017.
  12. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Toyota International Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 10 December 2017.
  13. Web site: Home golds for Murakami and Shirai as All-Around World Cup concludes in Tokyo . . 17 August 2024 . 16 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 All-Japan Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 2 May 2018.
  15. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 NHK Trophy Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 22 May 2018.
  16. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 All-Japan Event Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 11 July 2018.
  17. Web site: World and Olympic champions return for Doha Gymnastics World Championships . . 17 August 2024 . 2 October 2018.
  18. Web site: Chinese men top Russia, Japan at Doha Worlds . . 17 August 2024 . 29 October 2018.
  19. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 All-Japan Team Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 28 November 2018.
  20. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Toyota International Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 8 December 2018.
  21. Web site: Hurd, Mikulak take two titles in Tokyo for USA . . 17 August 2024 . 8 April 2019.
  22. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 All-Japan Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 11 May 2019.
  23. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 NHK Trophy Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 22 May 2019.
  24. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 All-Japan Event Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 25 June 2019.
  25. News: O'Kane. Patrick. China dominate diving podiums as Neapolitan energy drives Italian medal haul. 4 July 2019. Inside The Games. 29 April 2020.
  26. Web site: Russian men claim first world team title at Stuttgart Worlds . . 17 August 2024 . 9 October 2019.
  27. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 All-Japan Team Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 12 November 2019.
  28. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 Toyota International Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 16 December 2019.
  29. Web site: It's Solidarity over Friendship at one-of-a-kind FIG competition in Tokyo . . 25 June 2024 . 9 November 2020.
  30. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2020 All-Japan Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 13 December 2020.
  31. Web site: Daiki Hashimoto wins maiden national title to lead race for Olympics . . 25 June 2024 . 18 April 2021.
  32. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 NHK Trophy Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 17 May 2021.
  33. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics – Final Results. 2021-07-27. Tokyo 2020. 2021-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725183829/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/results-men-s-team-fnl-000001-.htm. dead. International Olympic Committee.
  34. Web site: ROC upsets host Japan for men’s Olympic team title . . 18 August 2024 . 26 July 2021.
  35. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 All-Japan Senior Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 28 September 2021.
  36. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 All-Japan Team Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 15 December 2021.
  37. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 All-Japan Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 24 April 2024.
  38. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 NHK Trophy Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 16 May 2022.
  39. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 All-Japan Event Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 20 June 2022.
  40. Web site: Tanigawa Wataru and Japan lead the way at Liverpool Artistic Gymnastics Worlds . . 18 August 2024 . 1 November 2022.
  41. Web site: In outrageous about-face, Chinese men clinch World team title . . 18 August 2024 . 2 November 2022.
  42. Web site: After epic battle, Hashimoto emerges as new World All-Around champion . . 18 August 2024 . 5 November 2022.
  43. Web site: 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October – 6 November 2022 Men's Vault Final . . . 18 August 2024 . 4 . 6 November 2022.
  44. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 All-Japan Team Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 13 December 2022.
  45. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 All-Japan Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 25 April 2023.
  46. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 NHK Trophy Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 21 May 2023.
  47. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 All-Japan Event Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 11 June 2023.
  48. Web site: China easily wins both men's and women's team titles at Asian Games . . 7 August 2024 . 26 September 2023.
  49. Web site: Asian Games conclude with China taking home four more individual gold medals . . 18 August 2024 . 30 September 2023.
  50. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 All-Japan Team Championships Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 18 August 2024 . 29 November 2023.
  51. Web site: Hiroki . Noda . Olympics: Japan edges China to win gymnastics team gold in Paris . 29 July 2024 . 29 July 2024 . Kyodo News.
  52. Web site: Dramatic finish sweeps Japanese men to Paris 2024 Olympic team title . . 18 August 2024 . 29 July 2024.
  53. Web site: 体操 男子種目別 平行棒 岡慎之助が銅メダル パリ五輪 . Gymnastics: Men's parallel bars: Shinnosuke Oka wins bronze medal at the Paris Olympics . . 17 August 2024 . ja . 5 August 2024.

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