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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nobutaka_Taguchi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nobutaka_Taguchi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobutaka_Taguchi > Source revision: 1306185061 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Japanese swimmer (born 1951)}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Nobutaka Taguchi | image = Nobutaka Taguchi 1972.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|06|18}} | birth_place = [Saijō, Ehime](/source/Saij%C5%8D%2C_Ehime), Japan | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.73 m | weight = 68 kg | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Swimming_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}} {{MedalGold| [1972 Munich](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics) | [100 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_100_metre_breaststroke)}} {{MedalBronze| [1972 Munich](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics) | [200 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_200_metre_breaststroke)}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Championships (LC)](/source/FINA_World_Aquatics_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver| [1975 Cali](/source/1975_World_Aquatics_Championships) | 100 m breaststroke}} {{MedalBronze| [1973 Belgrade](/source/1973_World_Aquatics_Championships) |[100 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1973_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metre_breaststroke)}} {{MedalBronze| [1973 Belgrade](/source/1973_World_Aquatics_Championships) | [200 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1973_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metre_breaststroke)}} {{MedalCompetition|[Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games)}} {{MedalGold| [1970 Bangkok](/source/1970_Asian_Games) | [100 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1970_Asian_Games)}} {{MedalGold| [1970 Bangkok](/source/1970_Asian_Games) | [200 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1970_Asian_Games)}} {{MedalGold| [1970 Bangkok](/source/1970_Asian_Games) | [4×100 m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1970_Asian_Games)}} {{MedalGold| [1974 Tehran](/source/1974_Asian_Games) | [100 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1974_Asian_Games)}} {{MedalGold| [1974 Tehran](/source/1974_Asian_Games) | [200 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1974_Asian_Games)}} {{MedalGold| [1974 Tehran](/source/1974_Asian_Games) | [4×100 m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1974_Asian_Games)}} {{MedalCompetition|[Universiade](/source/Universiade)}} {{MedalSilver | [1970 Turin](/source/1970_Summer_Universiade) | [100 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1970_Summer_Universiade)}} {{MedalBronze | [1970 Turin](/source/1970_Summer_Universiade) | [200 m breaststroke](/source/Swimming_at_the_1970_Summer_Universiade)}} }} {{nihongo|'''Nobutaka Taguchi'''|田口信教|Taguchi Nobutaka|extra=born June 18, 1951}} is a retired Japanese breaststroke swimmer. He competed in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won two medals in 1972, a gold in the 100 m and a bronze in the 200 m events. His breaststroke gold medal was the first for Japan since 1956. He won during the five-year era dominated by [John Hencken](/source/John_Hencken) and [David Wilkie](/source/David_Wilkie_(swimmer)). He also earned the [bronze medal](/source/bronze_medal) in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1972 Olympics and in both breaststrokes at the 1975 World Championships. He ended his career after the 1976 Olympics. == Later life == In 1987 he was inducted into the [International Swimming Hall of Fame](/source/International_Swimming_Hall_of_Fame). He became a lecturer at the [National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya](/source/National_Institute_of_Fitness_and_Sports_in_Kanoya) in 1984, and a professor of physical education in 1993. He became [professor emeritus](/source/professor_emeritus) in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.nifs-k.ac.jp/information/1403-2018-03-26-18-39-17.html|title= 田口教授に名誉教授の称号を授与|publisher= 国立大学法人 鹿屋体育大学公式webサイト|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209182236/https://www.nifs-k.ac.jp/information/1403-2018-03-26-18-39-17.html|archivedate=2019-02-09|language=ja}} ==See also== * [List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame](/source/List_of_members_of_the_International_Swimming_Hall_of_Fame) ==References== {{Reflist|refs= {{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/nobutaka-taguchi-%28jpn%29.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711173456/http://www.ishof.org/nobutaka-taguchi-%28jpn%29.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |title=Nobutaka Taguchi |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=[International Swimming Hall of Fame](/source/International_Swimming_Hall_of_Fame) }} {{cite Sports-Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055155/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/nobutaka-taguchi-1.html |title=Nobutaka Taguchi |archive-date=2020-04-17 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/nobutaka-taguchi-1.html |url-status=dead}} }} {{Footer Olympic Champions 100 m Breaststroke Men}} {{Footer Asian Games Champions 100m Breaststroke Men}} {{Footer Asian Games Champions 200m Breaststroke Men}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Taguchi, Nobutaka}} Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic gold medalists for Japan Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Category:Olympic swimmers for Japan Category:Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:People from Saijō, Ehime Category:Sportspeople from Ehime Prefecture Category:World record setters in swimming Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Category:Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games Category:Swimmers at the 1974 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games swimmers for Japan Category:Japanese male breaststroke swimmers Category:Olympic gold medalists in swimming Category:Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Category:Academic staff of National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya Category:Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen Category:Asian Games gold medalists in swimming {{Japan-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nobutaka Taguchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobutaka_Taguchi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobutaka_Taguchi?action=history)). 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