Kakeru Tanigawa

Kakeru Tanigawa
Country representedJapan
Born (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liverpool Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Horizontal Bar
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Floor

Kakeru Tanigawa (谷川 翔, Tanigawa Kakeru, born 15 February 1999)[1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 and 2019 Japanese National All Around Champion. His older brother, Wataru Tanigawa, is also an international gymnast.

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's team event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In the same year, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. A year later, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany.

In 2014, he won several medals in the men's junior events at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships held in Richmond, British Columbia.

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's team event at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[2] He also won the bronze medal in the floor event, and the gold medal on parallel bars.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ O’Kane, Patrick (4 July 2019). "China dominate diving podiums as Neapolitan energy drives Italian medal haul". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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