*anese canoeist

Takuya Haneda (羽根田 卓也, Haneda Takuya, born 17 July 1987) is a *anese male slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. He won a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Asian canoeist to win an Olympic medal.

He also won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2014 Asian Games.

Haneda participated in four Olympic Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C1 event finishing in 14th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he was able to qualify for the final and finished in 7th place in the C1 event. He represented the host nation at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing in 10th place.

Haneda has lived and trained in Slovakia since the age of 18. He is coached by former Slovak canoeist Milan Kubáň.

World Cup individual podiums

1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References

External links

• Takuya Haneda at the International Canoe Federation
• Takuya Haneda at the International Olympic Committee