Miku Takaichi () is a Japanese retired

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. She competed at the

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, winning a silver medal in mixed team.

Career

Tashiro started judo at the age of 8. Her favorite techniques are

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and

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. In 2009, Tashiro won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the

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. In 2010, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight class at the

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and the World Juniors Championships. In 2011, Tashiro suffered an

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at the Kinshuki High School Judo Tournament.
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　29 August 2014 The next year she returned to the

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after long rehabilitation. In 2013, Tashiro took a position at

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after graduating from Shukutoku High School. Tashiro won a bronze medal in the Extra-lightweight (63 kg) division at the 2014 World Championships. In November 2022, Tashiro married Kengo Takaichi, a judoka and former Japanese men's national team player. As a result, her registered name was changed to "Miku Takaichi", and she participated in tournaments as Miku Takaichi from the December 2022 Tokyo Grand Slam, where she won the women's 63 kg class gold medal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tashiro, Miku 1994 births Living people Martial artists from Tokyo Japanese female judoka Judoka at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Japan Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Komatsu Limited 21st-century Japanese sportswomen