Sosuke Takatani

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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]
NationalityFlag of Japan.svg  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
CountryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sport Wrestling
Weight class86 kg
Event Freestyle
ClubALSOK
Coached byMasanori Ohashi
Medal record
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Tashkent 74 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Iowa Team
Japan National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 Tokyo 92 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Tokyo 86 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Tokyo 86 kg
All-Japan Invitational Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Tokyo 79 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Sofia 86 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Almaty 86 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Astana 74 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2012 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]

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References

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