Kakeru Tanigawa

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Born (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 26)
Country
represented
Japan Japan
Kakeru Tanigawa
Born (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 26)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Japan Japan
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 LiverpoolTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 DohaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 StuttgartTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouHorizontal Bar
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2019 NaplesTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 NaplesParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2019 NaplesFloor

Kakeru Tanigawa (谷川 翔, Tanigawa Kakeru; born 15 February 1999)[1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 and 2019 Japanese National All Around Champion. His older brother, Wataru Tanigawa, is also an international gymnast.

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's team event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In the same year, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. A year later, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany.

In 2014, he won several medals in the men's junior events at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships held in Richmond, British Columbia.

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's team event at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[2] He also won the bronze medal in the floor event, and the gold medal on parallel bars.

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