Miya Tachibana

Miya Tachibana (立花 美哉, Tachibana Miya, born December 12, 1974) is a Japanese competitor in synchronised swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga.[1]

Miya Tachibana
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1974-12-12) 12 December 1974
Ōtsu, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming
ClubOsaka Sayama
Medal record
Women's synchronised swimming
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 SydneyDuet
Silver medal – second place 2000 SydneyTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place 2004 AthensDuet
Silver medal – second place 2004 AthensTeam Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
World Aquatics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 FukuokaDuet
Silver medal – second place 1994 RomeDuet
Silver medal – second place 1998 PerthDuet
Silver medal – second place 1998 PerthTeam
Silver medal – second place 2003 BarcelonaDuet
Bronze medal – third place 1994 RomeTeam
Bronze medal – third place 1998 PerthSolo
Bronze medal – third place 2001 FukuokaSolo
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 BusanDuet

She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] The silver medal from the 2000 Olympics was in the duet with Miho Takeda, and they also received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.[3]

Tachibana began practicing the sport during her fourth year in elementary school. During the summer of 2008, she was a synchronized swimming coach for the Santa Clara Aquamaids in Santa Clara, California.

References

  1. Sanspo.com profile Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. "Profile: "Miya Tachibana"". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  3. "Miya Tachibana Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2015.


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