Takuya Haneda
Takuya Haneda at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on November 30th, 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1987 (age 37) Toyota, Aichi, Japan |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoe slalom |
Medal record | |
Takuya Haneda (羽根田 卓也, Haneda Takuya; born 17 July 1987) is a Japanese 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.