Japanese freestyle wrestler
Sosuke Takatani (高谷 惣亮, Takatani Sōsuke, born April 5, 1989) is an amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category (under 74 kg).[1][2]
Sosuke Takatani
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Nickname | Tackle Prince[1] |
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Nationality | Japan |
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Born | (1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35) Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan |
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Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
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Country | Japan |
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Sport | Wrestling |
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Weight class | 86 kg |
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Event | Freestyle |
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Club | ALSOK |
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Coached by | Masanori Ohashi |
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Takatani represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.[3]
At the 2016 Olympics he reached the quarterfinals, beating Talgat Ilyasov and Zelimkhan Khadjiev before losing to Galymzhan Userbayev.[2]
He competed in the 92 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]
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