Toshiya Watanabe Explained

Sport:Wushu
Event:Taijiquan, Taijijian
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Toshiya Watanabe is a former taijiquan athlete from Japan who was a world champion.

Career

Watanabe's international debut was at the 1995 World Wushu Championships where he won a silver medal in taijiquan and a bronze medal two years later at the 1997 World Wushu Championships.[1] [2] The same year, he won a silver medal at the 1997 East Asian Games.[3] He then achieved another silver medal victory in men's taijiquan at the 1998 Asian Games.[4] [5] The following year, he won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Wushu Championships.[6] A year later, he became the Asian champion in taijiquan and won a bronze medal in taijiquan at the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships.[7] In 2001, he achieved a bronze medal at the 2001 East Asian Games and was a double silver medalist at the 2001 World Wushu Championships.[8] [9] His last competition was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships where he became world champion in taijijian.[10]

See also

References

  1. Web site: 1995 World Wushu Championships Results. 2021-12-10. International Wushu Federation.
  2. Web site: 1997 World Wushu Championships Results. 2021-12-10. International Wushu Federation.
  3. Web site: 1997. ２回東アジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧. 2nd East Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List. 2021-08-05. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation. ja.
  4. News: 1998-12-16. Wushu results from the 13th Asian Games. Kyodo News. Japan Economic Newswire. Bangkok. subscription. 2021-08-05.
  5. News: Leicester. John. 1998-12-16. Dragons, drummers lend accent to wushu competition at Asian Games. Associated Press. Bangkok, Thailand. subscription. 2021-08-05.
  6. Web site: World Wushu Championships 1999 Results. 2021-12-10. International Wushu Federation.
  7. Web site: 2 May 2002 . 5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam . 第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催 . 21 August 2021 . Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation . ja.
  8. Web site: 2001. 3回東アジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧. 3rd East Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List. 2021-08-05. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation. ja.
  9. Web site: World Wushu Championships 2001 Results. 2021-12-10. International Wushu Federation.
  10. Web site: 7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results. 2021-08-06. International Wushu Federation.

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