is a Japanese
judoka
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. She competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
, winning a silver medal in
mixed team.
Career
She started judo at the age of 8.
Her favorite techniques are
Uchi mata and
Ōuchi gari
is one of the original 40 throws of Judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM ...
.
In 2009, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet.
In 2010, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the Youth Olympics and the World Judo Championships Junior.
In 2011, she suffered an
anterior cruciate ligament injury
An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most common injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during inju ...
at the Kinshuki High School Judo Tournament.
Sankei Sports
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Relating sports teams
* Kanto area - Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Nippon Professional Bas ...
29 August 2014 The next year she returned to the
tatami
A is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms. Tatamis are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 m by 1.8 m depending on the region. In martial arts, tatami are the floor used for traini ...
after long rehabilitation
。
In 2013, she took a position at
Komatsu Limited
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after graduating from
Shukutoku High School.
She won the bronze medal in the Extra-lightweight (63 kg) division at the 2014 World Judo Championships.
In November 2022, she married
Kengo Takaichi, a judoka and former Japanese men's national team player.
As a result, her registered name was changed to "Miku Takaichi", and she participated in the tournament as Miku Takaichi from the Grand Slam Tokyo in December, and won the women's 63 kg class.
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Japanese female judoka
Judoka at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Komatsu Limited
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka of Japan
Sportspeople from Tokyo
Youth Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in judo
Olympic silver medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Japanese women