Daichi Takatani (born 22 November 1994)[1] is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2] In the same year, he also won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[3][4]

Daichi Takatani
Personal information
Native nameダイチ
Nationality Japan
Born (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 29)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class74 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
World finals7th (2014)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 74 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Iowa 65 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 65 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bishkek 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 New Delhi 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 74 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ashgabat 65 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb 66 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szombathely 54 kg

He competed in the 74 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]

Achievements edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 3rd Freestyle 74 kg

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (19 August 2018). "Wushu athlete claims first gold medal of 2018 Asian Games as China take charge in overall standings". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (4 March 2018). "Uzbekistan win two golds from four men's freestyle finals at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2018 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "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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