Daichi Takatani
| Daichi Takatani medal table |
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|---|---|---|
| Japan | ||
| Asian Games | ||
| silver | 2018 Jakarta | up to 65 kg |
| Asian Championship | ||
| silver | 2018 Bishkek | up to 65 kg |
| bronze | 2020 New Delhi | up to 74 kg |
| Asia Indoor Games | ||
| silver | 2017 Ashgabat | up to 65 kg |
| Junior World Championship | ||
| bronze | 2011 Szombathely | up to 54 kg |
| bronze | 2014 Zagreb | up to 66 kg |
Daichi Takatani ( Japanese 高 谷 大地 Takatani Daichi ; born November 22, 1994 in Kyōtango , Kyoto Prefecture ) is a Japanese wrestler .
Career
Daichi Takatani is the younger brother of Sōsuke Takatani , the runner-up world champion in 2014. Animated by him, he also started wrestling in 2001. He attended Amina High School in Kyoto and is now studying at Takushoku University in Tokyo . He has been trained by Shigeki Nishiguchi since 2013. He is 1.69 meters tall and weighs between 65 and 70 kg and only wrestles in free style.
In 2011 he was Japanese junior champion in the age group Cadets in the weight class up to 54 kg. In the same year he started in the same weight class at the Junior World Championship (Cadets) in Szombathely. That was his first appearance in an international championship. There he defeated Murat Köse, Turkey, Shukti Schukrijew, Bulgaria and Kuralbek Omarbekow, Kazakhstan, then lost to Bajrang Balwan Singh from India and defeated Vladimir Nechiporuk from Ukraine in the battle for a bronze medal.
In 2012 Daichi Takatani was the Japanese junior champion of the Juniors age group in the weight class up to 66 kg before Shohei Yabiku. In December 2013 he took 3rd place behind Tomotsuga Ishida and Takahira Inoue at the Japanese Men's Championship in the weight class up to 66 kg. However, he did not appear at international championships in these two years.
In March 2014, however, he was used at the Team World Cup in Los Angeles. He surprised the experts there with five wins in five missions. His opponents he beat were Levan Kelekschschwili, Georgia, Ganzorig Mandachnaran, Mongolia, Ivan Petri, Ukraine, Alibeggadschi Jemejew, Russia and Selahattin Kilicsallayan, Turkey. In April 2014 he was Japanese junior champion (Juniors) in the weight class up to 66 kg before July Fujinami. In August 2014 he won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Zagreb. He lost his first fight against Aron Pico from the United States in Zagreb, but then secured this medal with victories over Kyrillo Binembaoucu, Greece and Mihail Gheorghe, Romania.
In September 2014, Daichi Takatani was also used in the men's world championship in Tashkent in the weight class up to 65 kg. In Tashkent he defeated Luis Isaias Portillo Meija, El Salvador and Ichtyor Nawrusow from Uzbekistan, but then lost to Asamat Nurikau from Belarus. Since this did not reach the final, he was eliminated and came in 7th place.
In 2015 and 2016 he was injured for a long time and missed all international championships, including the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He was only able to wrestle again in September 2016 and immediately won the "Dimitri-Korkin" tournament in Yakutsk in the weight class up to 65 kg. In December 2016, he finished 3rd in the Japanese championship in the same weight class behind Masakazu Kamoi and Kei Yonezawa.
In September 2017, Daichi Takatani won a silver medal behind Bayrang Punia from India at the Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat in the weight class up to 65 kg. In December of this year he was then in the same weight class for the first time Japanese champion in the men before Kei Yonezawa.
In February 2018 he finished 2nd at the Asian Championships in Bishkek in the weight class up to 65 kg after a defeat in the final against Daulet Nijasbekow from Kazakhstan. In April 2018 he was part of the Japanese team at the Team World Cup in Iowa City together with the young Takuto Otoguro. He was there twice and won first over Magomed Daidovi from Georgia, but then lost to Franklin Maren Castillo from Cuba. At the Meiji Cup 2018 in Tokyo, where the starting places for the world championship are being selected, Daichi Taketani was absent due to an injury. But in July 2018 he got the chance to fight for a starting place in a "playoff" against Takuto Otoguro . But he clearly lost this fight. Takuto Otoguro sent him off the mat after 1.55 minutes with an 11-0 point win. At the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Takuto Otaguro won the world championship title.
Daichi Taketani was used in the Asian Games in Jakarta in August 2018. He won there in the weight class up to 65 kg against Mudassar Hussein, Pakistan, Thoum Chou, Cambodia, Batir Borjakow, Turkmenistan and Sajatbek Okassow, Kazakhstan and lost in the final against Bajrang Bajrang from India.
At the Japanese championship in 2018, he finished second behind Takuto Otoguro.
At the Team World Cup in March 2019 in Yakutsk, he was back in the Japanese team, which finished 4th in the final accounts. He won there over Cengizchan Erdogan, Turkey, lost to Gadschimurad Raschidow from Russia, won over Alejandro Enrique Valdes Tobier, Cuba and lost to Zain Allen Retherford from the United States.
In February 2020, Daichi Takatani started at the Asian Championships in New Delhi in the weight class up to 74 kg body weight. This weight class is Olympic and Daichi Takatani will attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in this weight class. At the Asian Cup in New Delhi he won a bronze medal after defeating Daniyar Kaisanow from Kazakhstan in the semi-finals by defeating Karam Mahmoud from Iraq.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3. | Junior World Championships (Cadets) in Szombathely | up to 54 kg | after victories over Murat Köse, Turkey, Schukri Schukrijew, Bulgaria and Kuralbek Omarbekow, Kazakhstan, a defeat against Gyrang Baldwan Singh, India and a victory over Vladimir Nechiporuk, Ukraine |
| 2014 | 5. | "Takhti" cup in Tehran | up to 65 kg | Winner: Meysam Abolfazi Nasiri, Iran ahead of Konstantin Tschabalaschwili, Georgia |
| 2014 | 7th | "Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul | up to 65 kg | Winner: Frank Chamizo Marquez , Italy ahead of Magomed Muslimow, Azerbaijan |
| 2014 | 3. | Junior WN (Juniors) in Zagreb | up to 66 kg | after a defeat against Aron Pico, USA and victories over Kyrillo Binembaoum, Greece and Mihail Gheorghe, Romania |
| 2014 | 7th | World Cup in Tashkent | up to 65 kg | after victories over Luis Isaias Portillo Meija, El Salvador and Ichtyor Nawrusow, Uzbekistan and a defeat against Asamat Nurikau, Belarus |
| 2016 | 1. | "Dimitri-Korkin" tournament in Yakutsk | up to 65 kg | before Viktor Rassadin, Tarmir Kerefov and Murad Nuchadijew, all of Russia |
| 2017 | 2. | Asian indoor games in Achgabat | up to 65 kg | behind Bajrang Punia, India, in front of Batir Borjakow, Turkmenistan and Farzad Amouzadeh Halili, Iran |
| 2018 | 2. | Asian championship in Bishkek | up to 65 kg | after victories over Abdulqosun Faizijew, Tajikistan, Bajrang Bajrang, India and Yones Aliakbar Emamichoghaei, Iran and a defeat against Daulet Nijasbekow, Kazakhstan |
| 2018 | 2. | Asian Games in Jakarta | up to 65 kg | after victories over Mudassar Hussein, Pakistan, Thoum Chou, Cambodia, Batir Borjakow and Sajatbek Okassow, Kazakhstan and a defeat against Bajrang Bajrang |
| 2020 | 3. | Asian Championship in New Delhi | up to 74 kg | after a win over Mohamed Abdulkareem, Kuwait, a defeat against Daniyar Kaisanow, Kazakhstani and a win over Kasram Mahmoud, Iraq |
Successes in national competitions
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1. | Japanese Junior Championship (Cadets) | up to 54 kg | |
| 2012 | 1. | Japanese Junior Championship (Juniors) | up to 66 kg | before Shohei Yabiku |
| 2013 | 3. | Japanese championship | up to 66 kg | behind Tomotsugu Ishida and Takahira Inoue, in front of Tatsuya Kondo |
| 2016 | 3. | Japanese championship | up to 65 kg | behind Masakazu Kamoi and Kei Yonezawa, together with Keisuke Otaguro |
| 2017 | 1. | Japanese championship | up to 65 kg | before Kei Yonezawa, Shoya Schimae and Kiryu Kinjo |
| 2018 | 2. | "Playoff" (World Cup qualification) | up to 65 kg | after losing to Takuto Otoguro |
| 2018 | 2. | Japanese championship | up to 65 kg | behind Takuto Otoguro, in front of Koki Shimizu and Rinya Nakamura |
| 2019 | 2. | Japanese championship | up to 74 kg | behind Keisuke Otoguro, in front of Yuto Miwa and Jintaro Motoyama |
- Explanations
- all free style competitions
- WM = World Championship
- Age group "Cadets" up to 17, age group "Juniors" up to 20 years of age
Web links
- Profile of Daichi Takatani at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Report Japanese Junior Championship (Cadets) 2011
- Report Japanese Championship 2013
- Report Japanese Championship 2017
- 2018 Asian Games report
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Takatani, Daichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 高 谷 大地 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyōtango , Kyoto Prefecture |