Miho Miyahara
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Born | Sawara-ku, Fukuoka City, Kyushu Island | 3 September 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miho Miyahara (宮原 美穂, Miyahara Miho, born 3 September 1996)[1] is a Japanese karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018 and 2021). She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships.
She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate.[2][3] She competed in the women's 55 kg event.[4]
Career[]
She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.[5][6] In the final, she lost against Alexandra Recchia of France.[5] In 2017, she repeated this result with the silver medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland.[7][8] The gold medal also went to Alexandra Recchia.[7]
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.[9] A few days later, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2018 World University Karate Championships held in Kobe, Japan.[10] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.[11][12] In the final, she lost against Bakhriniso Babaeva of Uzbekistan.[12]
In August 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she competed in the women's 55 kg event.[4] In November 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[13][14]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 2nd | Kumite 50 kg |
2017 | World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Kumite 50 kg |
2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Kumite 50 kg |
Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Kumite 50 kg | |
World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Kumite 50 kg | |
2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Kumite 50 kg |
2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | Kumite 50 kg |
References[]
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "2016 World Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World University Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
External links[]
- Miho Miyahara at KarateRec.com
- Miho Miyahara at Olympedia
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city)
- Japanese female karateka
- Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in karate
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- World Games silver medalists
- World Games medalists in karate
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka of Japan