Miku Takaichi (née Miku Tashiro (田代 未来, Tashiro Miku, born 7 April 1994)) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2][3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in mixed team.[4]
Career
editTashiro started judo at the age of 8.[5] Her favorite techniques are Uchi mata and Ōuchi gari.[5]
In 2009, Tashiro won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the World Judo Cadets Championships.[5] In 2010, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the Youth Olympics and the World Juniors Championships.[5]
In 2011, Tashiro suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the Kinshuki High School Judo Tournament.[6] The next year she returned to the tatami after long rehabilitation.[6]
In 2013, Tashiro took a position at Komatsu Limited after graduating from Shukutoku High School.[5]
Tashiro won a bronze medal in the Extra-lightweight (63 kg) division at the 2014 World Championships.[6]
In November 2022, Tashiro married Kengo Takaichi, a judoka and former Japanese men's national team player.[7] As a result, her registered name was changed to "Miku Takaichi", and she participated in tournaments as Miku Takaichi from the December 2022 Tokyo Grand Slam, where she won the women's 63 kg class gold medal.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Takaichi Miku retires: "I had a happy career"". eJudo (in Japanese). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ IJF profile
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miku Tashiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Judo TASHIRO Miku". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "近代柔道 2014年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2014 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 April 2014.
- ^ a b c 谷本2世だ！田代、初出場で銅メダル「手応え感じた」／柔道 Sankei Sports 29 August 2014
- ^ a b "柔道の田代未来が結婚 元代表の高市賢悟さんと". 産経ニュース. 産経デジタル. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "高市未来、11月に結婚後初V「サポートしてもらっている。結果で恩返ししたい」". スポーツ報知. 報知新聞社. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
External links
edit- Miku Takaichi at the International Judo Federation
- Miku Takaichi at JudoInside.com
- Miku Takaichi at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Miku Takaichi at Olympics.com
- Miku Takaichi at Olympedia
- Miku Tashiro at The-Sports.org
