is a Japanese

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. He was born in

Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...

. He competed in the 200 m individual medley event at the

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, advanced to the final and finished sixth.London 2012 profile

/ref> Takakuwa also took part in the 200m IM at the 2008 Summer Olympics and placed fifth. In that same event at the Asian games, he won gold in 2010 and silver in 2006. He also won bronze in the 400m IM at the 2010 Asian Games.

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Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Shizuoka (city) Japanese male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Universiade medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Universiade silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub