Wataru Tanigawa is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and a two-time gold medalist at the Summer Universiade.
Wataru Tanigawa | |
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Country represented | Japan |
Born | July 23, 1996 |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Medal record Representing Japan World Championships 2018 Doha Team 2019 Stuttgart Team Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Team 2019 Naples Team 2017 Taipei All-Around 2017 Taipei Floor 2017 Taipei Parallel bars 2017 Taipei Horizontal bar |
At the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan, he won the gold medal in the men's team all-around event. He also won the bronze medal in four individual events: individual all-around, floor, parallel bars and horizontal bar.[1] In the same year, he also competed at the 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships without winning a medal.
In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's team event at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[2]
References
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (23 August 2017). "Ten gymnasts claim gold medals as artistic competition concludes at Taipei 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ O’Kane, Patrick (4 July 2019). "China dominate diving podiums as Neapolitan energy drives Italian medal haul". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
External links
- Wataru Tanigawa at FIG (licence)
- Wataru Tanigawa at FIG (biography)