Masaru Masuda

Masaru Masuda
Sport
SportWushu
EventTaijiquan
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Taijiquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Taijiquan
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Shanghai Taijiquan

Masaru Masuda (増田勝) is a former taijiquan athlete from Japan. He won gold medals at the 1993 East Asian Games and the 1994 Asian Games, being the first Japanese wushu athlete to do so at each respective multi-sport event.[1][2][3] He also won a silver medal in taijiquan at the 1993 World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4] Since his competitive career, he assumed a position at Waseda University and has published works on taijiquan.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Japan's Masuda grabs Wushu title, makes Asiad history". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-12. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Taijiquan -2-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-12. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. ^ "China Continues Domination at East Asian Games". Shanghai. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1993-05-16. 0516182. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. ^ "World Wushu Championship Results". Kuala Lumpur. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1993-11-23. 1123028. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  5. ^ Sato, Shinji; Makita, Shigeru; Uchida, Ryusei; Ishihara, Shunichi; Masuda, Masaru (2010). "Effect of Tai Chi Training on Baroreflex Sensitivity and Heart Rate Variability in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease". International Heart Journal. 51 (4): 238–241. doi:10.1536/ihj.51.238 – via J-STAGE.