Sosuke Takatani
Sosuke Takatani (高谷 惣亮, Takatani Sōsuke, born April 5, 1989) is an amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category (under 74 kg).[1][2]
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| Nickname(s) | Tackle Prince[1] | ||||||||||
| Nationality |  | ||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1989 Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||
| Club | ALSOK[1] | ||||||||||
| Coached by | Masanori Ohashi[1] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Takatani represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.[3]
At the 2016 Olympics he reached the quarterfinals, beating Talgat Ilyasov and Zelimkhan Khadjiev before losing to Galymzhan Userbayev.[2]
References
- "Sosuke Takatani". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sosuke Takatani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Men's 74kg Freestyle Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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