About Hiromi Taniguchi
Born 1960. Hiromi Taniguchi is a Japanese marathon runner and long-distance runner.
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-ÅŒita Marathon in 1985 and the Tokyo and London Marathons in 1987.
Achievements All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
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Who is Hiromi Taniguchi?
Japanese long-distance runner, coach
When was Hiromi Taniguchi born?
Hiromi Taniguchi was born on 5 April 1960.
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Hiromi Taniguchi is a marathon runner and long-distance runner.
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Hiromi Taniguchi is Japanese.
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