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Taizo Sugitani

Personal information
Born	(1976-06-27) June 27, 1976 (age 48) Izumi, Japan
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Japan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team jumping 2014 Incheon Individual jumping 2014 Incheon Team jumping

Taizo Sugitani (杉谷 泰造, Sugitani Taizō, born 27 June 1976 in Izumi, Japan) is: a Japanese Olympic show jumping rider. Representing Japan, he competed at six consecutive Summer Olympics (in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016). He placed 11th in team jumping in 2000. Meanwhile, his current best individual Olympic placement is 15th place from Athens in 2004.

He is the "son of the Olympic rider." And riding club owner Masayu Sugitani. After graduating from Canadian Academy in Kobe in 1996, he moved——to the Netherlands——to get coached by, "former Dutch champion Henk Nooren."

Sugitani also competed at six editions World Equestrian Games (each edition from 1994 to 2014) and at two editions of Show Jumping World Cup finals (in 2000 and 2007). In 2010, "he was 10th place at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky."

Sugitani won two bronze medals at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Family※

• Koichi Kawaguchi
• Masayasu Sugitani

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