Tomohiro Araya

Tomohiro Araya
Personal information
Born (1994-10-22) October 22, 1994 (age 32)
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Events
Taijiquan, Taijijian
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Games
Silver medal – second place2025 ChengduTaijiquan+Taijijian
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 KazanTaijijian
Silver medal – second place2015 JakartaTaijiquan
Silver medal – second place2015 JakartaTaijijian
Bronze medal – third place2017 KazanTaijiquan
Bronze medal – third place2023 Fort WorthTaijiquan
Bronze medal – third place2023 Fort WorthTaijijian
Bronze medal – third place2025 BrasíliaTaijijian
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 FuzhouTaijijian
Silver medal – second place2024 YokohamaTaijiquan
Silver medal – second place2024 YokohamaTaijijian
Bronze medal – third place2016 FuzhouTaijiquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTaijiquan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 MacauTaijijian
Silver medal – second place2016 TaoyuanTaijijian
Silver medal – second place2024 MacauTaijiquan Pair
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 SongyuanTaijiquan Pair
Silver medal – second place2025 SongyuanTaijijian
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 MacauTaijiquan A
Bronze medal – third place2012 MacauTaijijian A
Bronze medal – third place2010 SingaporeTaijijian A

Tomohiro Araya (Japanese: 荒谷 友碩; born October 22, 1994) is a taijiquan athlete from Japan.

Career

Tomohiro competed in the 2010 and 2012 World Junior Wushu Championships winning three medals.

Tomohiro made his international senior debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he was a double silver medalist. This qualified him for the 2016 Taolu World Cup where he won a gold medal in taijijian and a bronze medal in taijiquan. A year later, he was the world champion in taijijian and a bronze medalist in taijiquan at the 2017 World Wushu Championships. At the 2018 Asian Games, he won the silver medal in men's taijiquan, earning the only medal for Japan in wushu at the games.

At the 2023 World Wushu Championships, Tomohiro won bronze medals in taijiquan and taijijian. Several months later, he became the Asian champion in taijijian and won a silver medal in taijiquan doubles at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships. He then won silver medals in taijiquan and taijijian at the 2024 Taolu World Cup. A year later, he won the gold medal in taijiquan pair and the silver medal in taijijian at the 2025 Taolu Asian Cup.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "荒谷 友碩（武術太極拳）" [Araya Tomohiro, Wushu Taijiquan]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ↑ "3rd World Wushu Championship 2010" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  3. ↑ "4th World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  4. ↑ "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. ↑ "The 1st Taolu World Cup Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  6. ↑ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  7. ↑ "武术世锦赛精彩回顾 | 男子太极剑冠军比赛实录（日本-荒谷友碩）" [Wushu World Championships | Men's Taijijian Men's Championships (Japan-Tomohiro Araya)]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  8. ↑ "荒谷友碩が銀、男子太極拳・太極剣で日本選手初" [Tomohiro Araya is the first Japanese athlete to earn silver, Taijiquan / Taijiquan]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  9. ↑ "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  10. ↑ "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  11. ↑ "The 3rd Taolu World Cup Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  12. ↑ "The 1st Wushu Taolu Asian Cup Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-07-15.