Satoru Tanigawa

Satoru Tanigawa (Japanese: 谷川聡; born 5 July 1972 in Tokyo[1]) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the second round on both occasions.

His personal best of 13.39 (+1.5 m/s), set in the heats of the 2004 Olympic Games, is the current national record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 5th 110 m hurdles 14.37
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.12
World Championships Seville, Spain 23rd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.58
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 25th (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.94
2001 East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.98
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 27th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.85
2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.83
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 26th (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.70
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 30th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.25

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