Miya Tachibana
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| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Japan |
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| Women's synchronized swimming | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Duet |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Duet |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Team Competition |
| Bronze | 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 2000 was in duet with Miho Takeda, and the same duet received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.
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.
[edit] References
- ^ Sanspo.com profile (Japanese)
- ^ Profile: "Miya Tachibana" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 30, 2008)
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