is a former Japanese long-distance runner, best known from 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.
Taniguchi also won the Beppu-Ōita Marathon in 1985 and the Tokyo and London Marathons in 1987.
Achievements All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise Representing 1985Beppu-Ōita MarathonBeppu-Ōita, Japan 1st2:13:16Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan2nd2:10:011986Tokyo International MarathonTokyo, Japan7th2:11:42Asian GamesSeoul, South Korea 2nd2:10:081987London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st2:09:50Tokyo International MarathonTokyo, Japan 1st2:10:06Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan6th2:12:141988Tokyo International MarathonTokyo, Japan9th2:13:16Beijing MarathonBeijing, PR China 2nd2:07:401989Tokyo International MarathonTokyo, Japan 1st2:09:34Hokkaido MarathonSapporo, Japan 1st2:13:16 1990Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 1st2:10:561991Tokyo International MarathonTokyo, Japan9th2:11:55World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st2:14:571992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain8th2:14:42 1993Boston MarathonBoston, United States4th2:11:021994Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands4th2:10:461995Lake Biwa MarathonŌtsu, Japan4th2:11:51Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan7th2:10:421996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States19th2:17.26 1997Tokyo International MarathonTokyo, Japan4th2:11:26
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