Miwa Harimoto
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| Born | 16 June 2008 Sendai, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 8 (23 April 2024)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 8 (23 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (T.League) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miwa Harimoto (張本美和, Harimoto Miwa, born 16 June 2008) is a Japanese table tennis player.[2] She is younger sister of Tomokazu Harimoto.[4]
Career[edit]
She won 2021 Youth Championsships in singles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and team events. She remained undefeated throughout.[5]
At the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, she won two medals. She is third player on the Japanese team which loses in the final against China. With Miyuu Kihara, they notably eliminated the Chinese pair Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha in the quarter-final. They finally brought home a bronze medal.[6][7]
Singles titles[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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| 2023 | WTT Feeder Antalya |  Minami Ando
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3–2 | [8] |
| 2023 | WTT Contender Tunis |  Shin Yu-bin
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4–2 | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Siblings and table tennis prodigies Tomokazu and Miwa eye Olympic success". The Strait Times. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b "張本 美和 Miwa Harimoto". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Miwa, 14, mirrors brother Tomokazu's rise; China sweep singles". Hindustan Times. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "Sun sets on Japan, Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto rise to the occasion". International Table Tennis Federation. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (2023-10-01). "Teenage Table Tennis Players Secure 3-1 Victory over Chinese No. 1 and No. 3". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Noda, Hiroki (2023-09-27). "China defeats Japan for Asian Games women's table tennis team gold". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Antalya 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "WTT Contender Tunis 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 2008 births
- Japanese female table tennis players
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sendai
- Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa players
- 21st-century Japanese women
- World Table Tennis Championships medalists
- Table tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in table tennis
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games