Takuya Haneda
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 17, 1987 (age 31) Toyota, Aichi, Japan |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoe slalom |
Medal record
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Takuya Haneda (羽根田 卓也 Haneda Takuya, born 17 July 1987) is a Japanese male slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s.[1] He won a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Asian canoeist to win an Olympic medal.[2]
He also won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2014 Asian Games.[3]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C1 event finishing in 14th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he was able to qualify for the final and finished in 7th place in the C1 event.[4]
Haneda has lived and trained in Slovakia since the age of 18. He is coached by former Slovak canoeist Milan Kubáň.[5]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 Jul 2005 | Naein-chun | 1st | C11 |
| 2006 | 27 Aug 2006 | Zhangjiajie | 1st | C11 |
| 2008 | 18 May 2008 | Nakhon Nayok | 1st | C11 |
| 2010 | 20 Feb 2010 | Penrith | 3rd | C12 |
| 2016 | 18 Jun 2016 | Pau | 3rd | C1 |
- 1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
- 2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points
References
- ↑ "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ↑ OLYMPICS/ Japan’s Haneda takes bronze in men's canoe slalom. Associated Press via Asahi (August 10, 2016)
- ↑ "HANEDA Takuya". Incheon2014.kr. The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Takuya Haneda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ "Hanedov bronzový príbeh so slovenským rukopisom". Retrieved 10 August 2016. (in Slovak)
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