is a Japanese curler. She is the

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on the Hokkaido Bank curling team. At the international level, Tabata medaled silver at the

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as the third on the Japanese mixed team.

Early life and education

Tabata was born in

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, Hokkaido. She attended . In sixth grade, she applied for and was accepted to the Hokkaido Talent Athlete Discovery and Development Project at the recommendation of her parents. Alongside curling, Tabata did track and field during middle and high school.

Career

In the

, Tabata medaled silver as the third on the Japanese team in the mixed team event. She was also the captain of the Japanese national team. Tabata also skipped for the Sapporo Association team at the where she medaled gold. In April 2021, Tabata joined the Hokkaido Bank Fortius team, led by

Sayaka Yoshimura is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the skip of the FORTIUS curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2015 and 2021. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling ...

, as an alternate. Tabata participated in the opening ceremony for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo as one of the flagbearers of the Japanese flag alongside

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and Naoko Takahashi among others. In December 2021, she left Fortius to become a founding member of the Hokkaido Bank Women's Curling Club after Team Yoshimura left Hokkaido Bank following the expiration of their contract. At the

2022 Japan Curling Championships The 2022 Japan Curling Championships (branded as the 39th Zen-Noh Japan Curling Championships) were held from May 22 to 29 at the Tokoro Curling Club in Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. Both the men's and women's events were played in a round r ...

, Tabata's team finished the round robin in second place, qualifying them for the 1 vs. 2 playoff game against Loco Solare, which they lost. After losing in the semifinal to Chubu Electric Power, they medaled bronze. At the

2023 Japan Curling Championships The 2023 Japan Curling Championships (branded as the 40th Zen-Noh Japan Curling Championships) were held from January 28 to February 5 at the Tokoro Curling Club in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. Both the men's and women's eve ...

, Tabata's team ranked fifth in the round robin and thus overall.

Teams

References

External links

Momoha Tabata
at the World Curling Federation * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tabata, Momoha Living people 2002 births Curlers from Hokkaido Japanese female curlers 21st-century Japanese women Curlers at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics People from Ebetsu, Hokkaido