Nobutaka Taguchi

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Nobutaka Taguchi

| image = Nobutaka Taguchi 1972.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|06|18}}

| birth_place = Saijō, Ehime, Japan

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| height = 1.73 m

| weight = 68 kg

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{{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 and David Wilkie. He also earned the 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.

He became a lecturer at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya in 1984, and a professor of physical education in 1993. He became 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}}

References

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{{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 }}

{{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}}

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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