Haruka Tachimoto
Japanese judoka
田知本遥 · 다치모토 하루카
- Born
- 3 August 1990, Imizu
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 70 kg (154 lb)
Haruka Tachimoto (田知本 遥, Tachimoto Haruka; born 3 August 1990 in Imizu, Japan) is a Japanese judoka ranking at 5th Dan. 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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 | |
| judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 |
Awards and honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon 2016
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.