Sosuke Takatani

Sosuke Takatani (高谷 惣亮, Takatani Sōsuke, born April 5, 1989) is an amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category (under 74 kg).

Sosuke Takatani
Personal information
Nickname Tackle Prince
Nationality Japan
Born 5 April 1989
Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
Sport Wrestling
Weight class 86 kg
Event Freestyle
Club ALSOK
Coached by Masanori Ohashi
Medal record
Representing Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent 74 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Iowa Team
Japan National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 92 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 86 kg
All-Japan Invitational Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 79 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sofia 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Astana 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Astana 74 kg

Takatani represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.

At the 2016 Olympics he reached the quarterfinals, beating Talgat Ilyasov and Zelimkhan Khadjiev before losing to Galymzhan Userbayev.

He competed in the 92 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.