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Tomohiro Araya

Personal information
Born	(1994-10-22) October 22, 1994 (age 30)
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Taijiquan, Taijijian
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 2017 Kazan Taijijian 2015 Jakarta Taijiquan 2015 Jakarta Taijijian 2017 Kazan Taijiquan 2023 Fort Worth Taijiquan 2023 Fort Worth Taijijian World Cup 2016 Fuzhou Taijijian 2016 Fuzhou Taijiquan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Taijiquan Asian Championships 2024 Macau Taijijian 2016 Taoyuan Taijijian 2024 Macau Taijiquan Pair

Tomohiro Araya (Japanese: 荒谷 友碩; born October 22, 1994) is a taijiquan athlete from Japan.

Career

Tomohiro made his international debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he was a double silver medalist. This qualified him for the 2016 Taolu World Cup where he won a gold medal in taijijian and a bronze medal in taijiquan. A year later, he was the world champion in taijijian and a bronze medalist in taijiquan at the 2017 World Wushu Championships. At the 2018 Asian Games, he won the silver medal in men's taijiquan, earning the only medal for Japan in wushu at the games.

At the 2023 World Wushu Championships, Tomohiro won bronze medals in taijiquan and taijijian. Several months later, he became the Asian champion in taijijian and won a silver medal in taijiquan doubles at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships.

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

1. "荒谷 友碩（武術太極拳）" [Araya Tomohiro, Wushu Taijiquan]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
2. "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
3. "The 1st Taolu World Cup Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
4. "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
5. "武术世锦赛精彩回顾 | 男子太极剑冠军比赛实录（日本-荒谷友碩）" [Wushu World Championships | Men's Taijijian Men's Championships (Japan-Tomohiro Araya)]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
6. "荒谷友碩が銀、男子太極拳・太極剣で日本選手初" [Tomohiro Araya is the first Japanese athlete to earn silver, Taijiquan / Taijiquan]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
7. "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
8. "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-10-02.

External links

• Tormohiro Araya on Instagram
• Profile at the Japanese Olympic Committee

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