Miya Tachibana

Miya Tachibana
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1974-12-12) 12 December 1974 (age 49)
Ōtsu, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming
ClubOsaka Sayama
Medal record
Women's synchronised swimming
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Duet
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Duet
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
World Aquatics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka Duet
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome Duet
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth Duet
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona Duet
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth Solo
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka Solo
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Duet
Updated on 5 May 2020

Miya Tachibana (立花 美哉, Tachibana Miya, born December 12, 1974) is a Japanese competitor in synchronised swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga.[1] Tachibana began practicing the sport during her fourth year in elementary school. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2011.[2]

  1. ^ Sanspo.com profile Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "シンクロ立花美哉さん 大阪府在住の会社員と結婚 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-19.