Tomohiro Araya

Tomohiro Araya (Japanese: 荒谷 友碩; born October 22, 1994) is a taijiquan athlete from Japan.[1]

Tomohiro Araya
Personal information
Born (1994-10-22) October 22, 1994
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Taijiquan, Taijijian
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kazan Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jakarta Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jakarta Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kazan Taijiquan
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Fuzhou Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Fuzhou Taijiquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Taijiquan

Career

Tomohiro made his international debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he was a double silver medalist.[2] This qualified him for the 2016 Taolu World Cup where he won a gold medal in taijijian and a bronze medal in taijiquan.[3] A year later, he was the world champion in taijijian and a bronze medalist in taijiquan at the 2017 World Wushu Championships.[4][5] At the 2018 Asian Games, he won the silver medal in men's taijiquan, earning the only medal for Japan in wushu at the games.[6]

See also

References
  1. "荒谷 友碩（武術太極拳）" [Araya Tomohiro, Wushu Taijiquan]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  3. "The 1st Taolu World Cup Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. "武术世锦赛精彩回顾 | 男子太极剑冠军比赛实录（日本-荒谷友碩）" [Wushu World Championships | Men's Taijijian Men's Championships (Japan-Tomohiro Araya)]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. "荒谷友碩が銀、男子太極拳・太極剣で日本選手初" [Tomohiro Araya is the first Japanese athlete to earn silver, Taijiquan / Taijiquan]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-06.


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