Kotaro Taniguchi

Kōtarō Taniguchi (谷口耕太郎, Taniguchi Kōtarō, born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. He finished fourth at the 2015 Asian Championships. As part of the Japanese 4 × 100 metres relay, he won medals at the 2015 IAAF World Relays and 2015 Summer Universiade.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
2014	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	4th	4x100 m relay	39.50
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4x100 m relay	38.20
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	4th	200 m	20.69
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	7th	200 m	21.17
			1st	4x100 m relay	39.08
	World Championships	Beijing, China	10th (h)	4x100 m relay	38.60

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.51 (-0.3 m/s) (Liège 2014)
• 200 metres – 20.45 (+0.6 m/s) (Fukuroi 2014)