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]

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Haruka Tachimoto

Personal information
Born	(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 33)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
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
IJF	1351
JudoInside.com	44567
Updated on 24 May 2023.

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