is a Japanese

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Early life and education

Takano was born on March 1, 1998, in

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

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. She began her studies at Kansai University.

Athletic career

At the 2019 World Championships, she placed 20th. At the qualifying competition, her score was among the highest in Japan, and she was nominated to the Japanese national team. At age 18, she participated in the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, becoming the youngest Japanese sailor to participate in the Olympic Games. Along with

Keiko Miyagawa is a Japanese sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. ...

, she placed 20th in the

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event.

References

1998 births Living people Kansai University alumni Japanese female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Japan Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Sailors at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture {{Japan-yachtracing-bio-stub