YOSHIOKA Miho

Date of Birth: 27 Aug 1990

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.77/5'10''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Mixed Dinghy - 470 JPN Japan	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 01 #1	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 02 #2	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 03 #3	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 04 #4	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 05 #5	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 06 #6	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 07 #7	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 08 #8	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 09 #9	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 10 #10	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 11 #11	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 12 #12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
1	Women's 470	2018	Indonesia
Olympic Games
5	Women's 470	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7	Women's 470	2020	Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
1	Mixed 470	2023	The Hague, NED
1	Women's 470	2018	Aarhus, DEN
8	Women's 470	2014	Santander, ESP
Class World Championships
2	Women's 470	2019	Enoshima, JPN
7	Mixed 470	2022	Sdot Yam, ISR
11	Women's 470	2016	San Isidro, ARG
World Cup
1	Women's 470	2015	Qingdao, CHN
2	Women's 470	2019	Enoshima, JPN
2	Women's 470	2018	Gamagori, JPN
3	Women's 470	2018	Hyeres, FRA
3	Women's 470	2018	Miami, FL, USA
3	Women's 470	2015	Miami, FL, USA
4	Women's 470	2015	Weymouth, GBR
4	Women's 470	2015	Qingdao, CHN
6	Women's 470	2015	Hyeres, FRA
9	Women's 470	2019	Miami, FL, USA
10	Women's 470	2019	Marseille, FRA
11	Women's 470	2019	Genoa, ITA
11	Women's 470	2016	Hyeres, FRA
21	Women's 470	2020	Enoshima, JPN
Asian Championships
1	Women's 470	2018	Jakarta, INA

Toppo (kobe-np, 01 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Economics - Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, JPN

Languages spoken:

Benesse [Japan]

2013 for Japan, World Championships in La Rochelle, France (dailysailing, 10 Aug 2013)

She began sailing at high school. (prtimes, 06 Jul 2015)

She played volleyball while she was in middle school. She joined the sailing club in high school as she likes the sea and wanted to try a sport that was less popular with other students. (myjcom, 29 Jul 2016; prtimes, 06 Jul 2015)

To win gold at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (shikoku-np, 22 Feb 2023; jsaf-osc, 10 Mar 2022)

In 2019 she was presented with an Excellence Award at the Japanese Olympic Committee [JOC] Sports Awards. (tokyoheadline, 15 Jun 2019)

In 2019 she received the Big Sports Special Award at the 53rd TV Asahi Big Sports Awards in Japan. (tvguide, 15 Jan 2019)

In 2017 she was given an Excellence Award by the Japan Sailing Federation. (jsaf, 18 Feb 2018)

In 2016 she was given a Glory Award by the Japan Sailing Federation. (jsaf, 21 Jan 2017)

In 2016 she received the Kyoto City Sports Honorary Award in Japan. (city, 14 Sep 2016)

Additional Information

General
BREAK
She took a one-year break from the sport after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when her sailing partner Ai Yoshida had maternity leave. During the break, she spent one month in the Philippines to study a language, and also had training sessions with foreign sailors and coaches. She returned to competition along with Yoshida in September 2017. "When I took my time away from sailing for one year, I gained confidence while trying many different things." (nikkansports, 08 Sep 2019)

PARTNER
Following a long-time partnership with Ai Yoshida, in 2021 she began competing alongside Keiju Okada after it was announced the 470 class became a mixed event for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nishinippon, 24 Nov 2021)

Milestones

Along with Ai Yoshida, she became the first sailor representing Japan to win a gold medal in the 470 class at the world championships by claiming victory at the 2018 edition of the tournament in Aarhus, Denmark. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Feb 2019; kanagawa-sailing, 11 Aug 2018; this, 10 Aug 2018)

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event