Haruka Tachimoto

Haruka Tachimoto
Personal information
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016)
World Champ.R16 (2011)
Asian Champ. (2011)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
2014 Chelyabinsk Women's team
Asian Championships
2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
2012 Almaty ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2010 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2012 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
2015 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
2015 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
2011 Moscow ‍–‍70 kg
2012 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2014 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2016 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
2011 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2014 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2010 Tunis ‍–‍70 kg
2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍70 kg
2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
2013 Miami ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Bangkok ‍–‍70 kg
2009 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Hyderabad ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1351
JudoInside.com44567
Updated on 24 May 2023

Haruka Tachimoto (田知本 遥, Tachimoto Haruka; born 3 August 1990 in Imizu, Japan) is a Japanese judoka ranking at 5th Dan.[1] She competed in the -70 kg division at the 2016 Olympics in Rio; she took gold, beating the world #1 and world #2 ranked women along the way. She had previously competed in the 70 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Haruka Tachimoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine