Toshiya Watanabe

Toshiya Watanabe (Japanese: 渡边俊哉) is a former taijiquan athlete from Japan who was a world champion.

Toshiya Watanabe
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Taijiquan, Taijijian
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 1995 Baltimore Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2003 Macau Taijiquan
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Rome Taijiquan
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong Taijiquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Taijiquan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan Taijiquan
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Taijiquan

Career

Watanabe's international debut was at the 1995 World Wushu Championships where he won a silver medal in taijiquan and a bronze medal two years later at the 1997 World Wushu Championships.[1][2] The same year, he won a silver medal at the 1997 East Asian Games.[3] He then achieved another silver medal victory in men's taijiquan at the 1998 Asian Games.[4][5] The following year, he won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Wushu Championships.[6] In 2001, he achieved a bronze medal at the 2001 East Asian Games and was a double silver medalist at the 2001 World Wushu Championships.[7][8] His last competition was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships where he became world champion in taijijian.[9]

See also

References
  1. "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  2. "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. "２回東アジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧" [2nd East Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1997. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. "Wushu results from the 13th Asian Games". Kyodo News. Bangkok. Japan Economic Newswire. 1998-12-16. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  5. Leicester, John (1998-12-16). "Dragons, drummers lend accent to wushu competition at Asian Games". Bangkok, Thailand. Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  6. "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  7. "3回東アジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧" [3rd East Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2001. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  8. "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  9. "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-06.


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