Miku Tashiro
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2016)
World Champ.Silver (2018, 2019)
Asian Champ.Gold (2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍63 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hangzhou ‍–‍63 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍63 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Agadir ‍–‍63 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Budapest ‍–‍63 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3637
JudoInside.com56672
Updated on 3 December 2023.

Miku Takaichi (née 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]

Career

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

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

In 2011, Tashiro 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, Tashiro took a position at Komatsu Limited after graduating from Shukutoku High School.[3]

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

In November 2022, Tashiro married Kengo Takaichi, a judoka and former Japanese men's national team player.[5] As a result, her registered name was changed to "Miku Takaichi", and she participated in tournaments as Miku Takaichi from the December 2022 Tokyo Grand Slam, where she won the women's 63 kg class gold medal.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ IJF profile
  2. ↑ "Judo TASHIRO Miku". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 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
  5. 1 2 "柔道の田代未来が結婚 元代表の高市賢悟さんと". 産経ニュース. 産経デジタル. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "高市未来、11月に結婚後初V「サポートしてもらっている。結果で恩返ししたい」". スポーツ報知. 報知新聞社. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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