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Miya Tachibana

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1974-12-12) 12 December 1974 (age 49) 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 Silver 2000 Sydney Duet Silver 2000 Sydney Team Competition Silver 2004 Athens Duet Silver 2004 Athens Team Competition Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Competition World Aquatics Championships Gold 2001 Fukuoka Duet Silver 1994 Rome Duet Silver 1998 Perth Duet Silver 1998 Perth Team Silver 2003 Barcelona Duet Bronze 1994 Rome Team Bronze 1998 Perth Solo Bronze 2001 Fukuoka Solo Asian Games Gold 2002 Busan Duet

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

She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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.

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.

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In Spanish: Miya Tachibana para niños