is a Japanese competitor in

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from Ōtsu, Shiga.Sanspo.com profile
She received five Olympic medals at the

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, the

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and the

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. The silver medal from the 2000 Olympics was in the

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with

Miho Takeda is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from the 2000 Olympics was in the duet with Miya Tachibana, and they also received a silver medal a ...

, and they also received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. 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

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References

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 Artistic swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Artistic swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games Artistic 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 {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub