Miya Tachibana

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

Miya Tachibana

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1974-12-12) 12 December 1974 Ōtsu, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronised swimming
Club	Osaka Sayama
Medal record Women's synchronised swimming Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Duet 2000 Sydney Team Competition 2004 Athens Duet 2004 Athens Team Competition 1996 Atlanta Team Competition World Aquatics Championships 2001 Fukuoka Duet 2003 Barcelona Combination 1994 Rome Duet 1998 Perth Duet 1998 Perth Team 2003 Barcelona Duet 1994 Rome Team 1998 Perth Solo 2001 Fukuoka Solo Asian Games 2002 Busan Duet

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.