Toshiya Watanabe

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

Toshiya Watanabe

Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Taijiquan, Taijijian
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 2003 Macau Taijijian 1995 Baltimore Taijiquan 2001 Yerevan Taijiquan 2001 Yerevan Taijijian 2003 Macau Taijiquan 1997 Rome Taijiquan 1999 Hong Kong Taijiquan Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Taijiquan East Asian Games 1997 Busan Taijiquan 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

• biography portal
• martial arts portal

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

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.