Nobutaka Taguchi

Nobutaka Taguchi

Personal information
Born	(1951-06-18) June 18, 1951 Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing Japan Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 100 m breaststroke 1972 Munich 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 100 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 100 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 200 m breaststroke Asian Games Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok 100 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok 200 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok 4×100 m medley Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran 100 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran 200 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran 4×100 m medley Universiade Silver medal – second place 1970 Turin 100 m breaststroke 1970 Turin 200 m breaststroke

Nobutaka Taguchi (田口信教, Taguchi Nobutaka; 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.

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame