Takaharu Furukawa

Takaharu Furukawa, born on 9 August 1984 in Aomori, is a Japanese archer who competes in individual and team recurve events. He began archery in 2001 and was the All-Japan national champion in 2006. He competed at the Summer Olympics of 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2020. In 2004 he finished 22nd in the individual event and the Japanese men were eighth in the team event, and in 2008 he lost an extra-round tie-break in his first match. At London in 2012 he reached the final from the fifth seed and took silver after losing to South Korea's Oh Jin-hyek, and at Tokyo in 2020 he won bronze medals both as an individual and as a member of the Japanese men's team.