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]

Sosuke Takatani
Personal information
NicknameTackle Prince[1]
Nationality Japan
Born (1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35)
Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class86 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubALSOK
Coached byMasanori Ohashi
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent 74 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Iowa Team
Japan National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 92 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 86 kg
All-Japan Invitational Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 79 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sofia 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Astana 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Astana 74 kg

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]

He competed in the 92 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sosuke Takatani". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Men's 74kg Freestyle Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.


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