Miya Tachibana
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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1974 Ōtsu, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Osaka Sayama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miya Tachibana (立花 美哉, Tachibana Miya, born December 12, 1974) is a Japanese competitor in synchronised swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga.[1] Tachibana began practicing the sport during her fourth year in elementary school. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2011.[2]
World Aquatics Championships
[edit]Tachibana has won eight medals at World Aquatics Championships. Her duet gold medal, won with Miho Takeda at the 2001 Fukuoka Championships, was the first gold medal for a Japanese synchronised swimming team in the history of the tournament.[3]
Asian Games
[edit]Tachibana won a gold medal in the duet event at the 2002 Busan Asian Games.
Olympics
[edit]She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4] 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.[5]
After competition
[edit]Tachibana retired following the 2004 Athens Olympics. She moved on to a coaching role, working alongside Masayo Imura (known in Japan as “the mother of synchro”).[6]
During the summer of 2008, she was a synchronized swimming coach for the Santa Clara Aquamaids in Santa Clara, California.
After this, Tachibana coached at the Imura Synchro Club.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In February, 2012, Tachibana announced that she would be marrying an office worker living in Osaka.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sanspo.com profile Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ a b c "シンクロ立花美哉さん 大阪府在住の会社員と結婚 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "【あの日】シンクロ立花・武田組が首位で決勝へ＝7月18日". 西日本新聞me (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Profile: "Miya Tachibana"". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ "Miya Tachibana Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "世界水泳2009". www.tv-asahi.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Japanese synchronized swimmers
- Olympic synchronized swimmers for Japan
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- People from Ōtsu, Shiga
- Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
- Asian Games medalists in artistic swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games