Taio Kanai

Taio Kanai
Personal information
Born (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995
Hakodate, Japan
EducationHosei University
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event110 metres hurdles
ClubMizuno

Taio Kanai (金井大旺, Kanai Taiō, born 28 September 1995) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He finished fourth at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles was 13.34 (+0.3 m/s) set in Machida in 2020, until his 13.16 (+1.7) national record set in Hiroshima in 2021.