Takuya Haneda

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]

Takuya Haneda
Takuya Haneda at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Personal information
BornJuly 17, 1987 (1987-07-17) (age 32)
Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro C1
Asian Games
2014 Incheon C1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang C1
2010 Guangzhou C1

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
20052 Jul 2005Naein-chun1stC11
200627 Aug 2006Zhangjiajie1stC11
200818 May 2008Nakhon Nayok1stC11
201020 Feb 2010Penrith3rdC12
201618 Jun 2016Pau3rdC1
1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References
  1. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. OLYMPICS/ Japan’s Haneda takes bronze in men's canoe slalom. Associated Press via Asahi (August 10, 2016)
  3. "HANEDA Takuya". Incheon2014.kr. The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takuya Haneda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  5. "Hanedov bronzový príbeh so slovenským rukopisom" (in Slovak). Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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