Hiromi Taniguchi
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 Hiromi Taniguchi |
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Competitor for  Japan |
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| Gold | 1991 Tokyo | Marathon | |
Hiromi Taniguchi (谷口 浩美 Taniguchi Hiromi?, born April 5, 1960) is a former Japanese long-distance runner best known for winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. The favourite to win the race, Olympic champion Gelindo Bordin, only finished eighth. The marathon was run under extremely adverse conditions of heat and humidity which are reflected in the slow winning time of 2:14:57h. Taniguchi is the only male Japanese runner ever to have won a gold medal at World Championships.
He also won the London Marathon in 1987.
[edit] External links
IAAF profile for Hiromi Taniguchi
| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Juma Ikangaa |
Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1987 |
Succeeded by Abebe Mekonnen |
| Preceded by Toshihiko Seko |
London Men's Marathon Winner 1987 |
Succeeded by Henrik Jørgensen |
| Preceded by Abebe Mekonnen |
Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1989 |
Succeeded by Takeyuki Nakayama |
| Preceded by Belayneh Densamo |
Rotterdam Men's Marathon Winner 1990 |
Succeeded by Robert de Castella |
| World Champions in Men's Marathon |
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| 1983: Robert de Castella | 1987: Douglas Wakiihuri | 1991: Hiromi Taniguchi | 1993: Mark Plaatjes | 1995: Martín Fiz | 1997: Abel Antón | 1999: Abel Antón | 2001: Gezahegne Abera | 2003: Jaouad Gharib | 2005: Jaouad Gharib | 2007: Luke Kibet |
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