Miku Tashiro

Miku Tashiro (田代 未来, Tashiro Miku, born 7 April 1994) is a Japanese judoka.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in mixed team.[2]

Miku Tashiro
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2018, 2019)
Olympic Games5th (2016)
Profile at external databases
IJF3637
JudoInside.com56672
Updated on 21 February 2022.

Career

She started judo at the age of 8.[3] Her favorite techniques are Uchi mata and Ōuchi gari.[3]

In 2009, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet.[3] In 2010, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the Youth Olympics and the World Judo Championships Junior.[3]

In 2011, she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the Kinshuki High School Judo Tournament.[4] The next year she returned to the tatami after long rehabilitation[4]

In 2013, she took a position at Komatsu Limited after graduating from Shukutoku High School.[3]

She won the bronze medal in the Extra-lightweight (63 kg) division at the 2014 World Judo Championships.[4]

References

  1. IJF profile
  2. "Judo TASHIRO Miku - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 16 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "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.
  4. 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
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