Toshiya Watanabe

Toshiya Watanabe (Japanese: 渡边俊哉) is a former taijiquan athlete from Japan who was a world champion.

Toshiya Watanabe

Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Taijiquan, Taijijian
Medal record Representing Japan Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 2003 Macau Taijijian 1995 Baltimore Taijiquan 2001 Yerevan Taijiquan 2001 Yerevan Taijijian 2003 Macau Taijiquan 1997 Rome Taijiquan 1999 Hong Kong Taijiquan Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Taijiquan Asian Championships 2000 Hanoi Taijijian 2000 Hanoi Taijiquan East Asian Games 1997 Busan Taijiquan 2001 Osaka Taijiquan

Career

Watanabe's international debut was at the 1995 World Wushu Championships where he won a silver medal in taijiquan and a bronze medal two years later at the 1997 World Wushu Championships. The same year, he won a silver medal at the 1997 East Asian Games. He then achieved another silver medal victory in men's taijiquan at the 1998 Asian Games. The following year, he won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Wushu Championships. A year later, he became the Asian champion in taijiquan and won a bronze medal in taijiquan at the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships. In 2001, he achieved a bronze medal at the 2001 East Asian Games and was a double silver medalist at the 2001 World Wushu Championships. His last competition was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships where he became world champion in taijijian.

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu