Miho Miyahara

Miho Miyahara (宮原 美穂, Miyahara Miho, born 3 September 1996) 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.

Miyahara represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate. She competed in the women's 55 kg event.

Career

Miyahara won the silver medal in the women's 50kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria. In the final, she lost against Alexandra Recchia of France. The gold medal also went to Alexandra Recchia. A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the final, she lost against Bakhriniso Babaeva of Uzbekistan. She defeated Shara Hubrich of Germany in her gold medal match. She defeated Gu Shiau-shuang of Chinese Taipei in her bronze medal match. In 2023, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 50kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

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