Miku Tashiro

Miku Tashiro (田代 未来, Tashiro Miku, born 7 April 1994) is a female Japanese judoka.[1]

Miku Tashiro
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Event(s)–63 kg

Career

She started judo at the age of 8.[2] Her favorite techniques are Uchi mata and Ōuchi gari.[2]

In 2009, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet.[2] In 2010, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the Youth Olympics and the World Judo Championships Junior.[2]

In 2011, she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the Kinshuki High School Judo Tournament.[3] The next year she returned to the tatami after long rehabilitation[3]

In 2013, she took a position at Komatsu Limited after graduating from Shukutoku High School.[2]

She won the bronze medal in the Extra-lightweight (63 kg) division at the 2014 World Judo Championships.[3]

References

  1. IJF profile
  2. "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.
  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


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