Miya Tachibana

Miya Tachibana

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	12 December 1974 Ōtsu, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronized swimming
Club	Osaka Sayama
Medal record Women's synchronized swimming Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Duet 2000 Sydney Team Competition 2004 Athens Duet 2004 Athens Team Competition 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

Miya Tachibana (立花 美哉 Tachibana Miya, born December 12, 1974) is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga.^[1]

She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[2] The silver medal from the 2000 Olympics was in the duet with Miho Takeda, and they also received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.^[3]

Tachibana began practicing the sport during her fourth year in elementary school. During the summer of 2008, she was a synchronized swimming coach for the Santa Clara Aquamaids in Santa Clara, California.

References

1. Sanspo.com profile (Japanese)
2. "Profile: "Miya Tachibana"". databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
3. "Miya Tachibana Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.