Takaharu Furukawa

Takaharu Furukawa (古川 高晴, Furukawa Takaharu, born August 9, 1984 in Aomori) is an archery athlete from Japan, competing in both individual and team archery events. He competed in the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the 2006 All-Japan National Champion,

Takaharu Furukawa
Takaharu Furukawa on the winner's podium at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
BornAugust 9, 1984 (1984-08-09) (age 39)
Aomori, Japan
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Copenhagen Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Berlin Team
World Cup Final
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tokyo Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed team

Archery career

Furukawa began his archery career in 2001. He competes using a recursive bow.[1]

2004-2006 archery competitions

Furukawa competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery and archery team evens. In the individual competition, he won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was defeated. His final rank was 22nd overall. Furukawa was also a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team.

Furukawa is the 2006 All-Japan National Champion, having won the 2006 All-Japan Archery nationals at Yamaguchi in November 2006.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Furukawa finished his ranking round with a total of 663 points, which gave him the 17th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Maksim Kunda in the first round. Despite Kunda only being the 48th seed he managed to equal Furukawa and both archers scored 111 points. In the extra round Furukawa scored 18 points, but Kunda advanced to the next round because he scored 19 points.[2]

2012 Summer Olympics (silver medal)

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Furukawa finished his ranking round with a 679, good for the 5th seed in the competition bracket. He advanced to the gold medal round, where he faced South Korea's Oh Jin-Hyek. After Oh Jin-Hyek scored seven set points to Furukawa's one, Oh-Jin Hyek was awarded the gold medal and Furukawa was awarded the silver.[3]

2020 Summer Olympics (bronze medals)

Furukawa won bronze medals as a member of the Japanese Men's team and as an individual.[4]

References
  1. "Takaharu Furukawa". Athletes. World Archery. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. "Athlete biography: Takaharu Furukawa". Beijing 2008. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  3. "Men's Individual - Olympic Archery". London 2012. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  4. "Archery Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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