Ken Terauchi

Ken Terauchi (Japanese寺内 健, Ken Terauchi; born August 7, 1980 in Takarazuka ) is a Japanese diver. It starts in the art of jumping from the 1- m and 3- m- board and formerly also in the 10 -meter platform diving.

Terauchi took previously at four Olympic Games and arrived in all competitions always the final, but failed to win a medal. In Atlanta in 1996, he was from the 10 - m tower Tenth, 2000 in Sydney from 3 -meter board and eight of 10 m tower Fifth, 2004 in Athens from 3 -meter board again aft and 2008 in Beijing from 3 - m- board eleventh.

He celebrated his biggest sporting success at the home World Cup in 2001 in Fukuoka. From the 3 -meter board, he won the bronze medal. In the same competition, he was in 2003 in Barcelona and 2007 in Melbourne also seventh fourth. Also at the Asian Games 2006 in Doha, he was successful. He won the bronze medal in both the 1 -meter and the 3 -meter board.

Terauchi studied at the Koshien University.