Minami Itahashi

Early life Itahashi was born in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture.

Diving career In 2013, when a second grade student at Gotenyama Junior High School, Itahashi finished third in the 10m platform event of the national championships.

In June 2014 Itahashi won the 10m platform event at the national indoor invitational championships, followed by wins in the platform and springboard events at the national junior high school championships in August. and 7th in the 3m springboard event.

In July 2015 Itahashi competed in the 3m springboard event and the 10m platform event at the World Aquatics Championships held in Russia. In the preliminary round of the 10m platform event, she successfully completed a 109C dive (a forward dive with 4 1/2 turns in the tuck position), the first woman to do so at an international competition. She failed to qualify in the 3m springboard event however, finishing 22nd in the qualifying round. At the 2016 Olympic Games she finished eighth in the 10m platform diving. In November 2016, Itahashi claimed a silver medal in the 3m springboard event at a grand prix event in Singapore, followed by a bronze medal in the 10m platform event at the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships.

In 2023, at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Itahashi won silver with Matsuri Arai in 10 metre synchro.