Tadahiro Kosaka ( ja, 小坂 忠広; born February 10, 1960, in
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*Wakayama (city), the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
*Wakayama Station, a train station in Wakayama, Wakayama
*Wakayama University
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) is a retired
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male
race walker
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. He competed for Japan at three consecutive
Summer Olympics
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: 1988, 1992, and 1996.
International competitions
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sports-reference
1960 births
Living people
Japanese male racewalkers
Olympic male racewalkers
Olympic athletes for Japan
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan
Japan Championships in Athletics winners
20th-century Japanese people
21st-century Japanese people
Sportspeople from Wakayama (city)
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