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

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, becoming the first Asian canoeist to win an Olympic medal. He also won a gold medal in the C1 event at the

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. Haneda participated in four Olympic Games. At the

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he was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C1 event finishing in 14th place. At the

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he was able to qualify for the final and finished in 7th place in the C1 event. He represented the host nation at the

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, finishing in 10th place. 2019_ICF_Canoe_slalom_World_Championships_110_-_Takuya_Haneda

Haneda has lived and trained in

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since the age of 18. He is coached by former Slovak canoeist

Milan Kubáň Milan Kubáň (born 1976) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2007, specializing in the C2 event. He and his partner in the boat Marián Olejník won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Champi ...

World Cup individual podiums

¹ Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points :

² Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

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* * 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Toyota, Aichi Japanese male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Japan Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2010 Asian Games Canoeists at the 2014 Asian Games Canoeists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Japanese expatriates in Slovakia Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Japan-canoe-bio-stub