Miho Yamada (, born June 21, 1973, Chofu,

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. She competed for Japan in the individual rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at two Olympic Games: in 1992 in Barcelona and in 1996 in Atlanta. In 1992 was 18th in the qualification round and didn't advance to the final. In 1996 she again was 18th in the qualification round and advanced to the semifinal. In the semifinal she placed 20th of 20, not advancing to the final.

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* 1973 births Living people Japanese rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Japan People from Chōfu, Tokyo Gymnasts from Tokyo Asian Games bronze medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportswomen Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships {{Japan-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub