Mitsuru Hiraguchi
| Mitsuru Hiraguchi | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 平口美鶴 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1960 Shizuoka Prefecture | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Japan (1975) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Mitsuru Hiraguchi (Japanese: 平口美鶴; born 5 May 1960) is a retired Japanese rhythmic gymnast.
Career
[edit]At the 1975 World Championships Hiraguchi took 4th place with ball, 9th place in the All-Around and won gold with hoop tied with Carmen Rischer as well as silver with the group.[1][2] This was the first time a Japanese won a medal in that competition and it would take 42 years before Kaho Minagawa won another in 2017.[3]
Achievements
[edit]- First Japanese rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships.
- First German rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhythmische Sportgymnastik - Weltmeisterschaften (Teil 2)". www.sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "World Championships - Rhythmic Gymnastics Past Champions • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "Rhythmic gymnast Minagawa ends Japan's 42-year wait – Asian Gymnastics Union". Retrieved 2025-03-30.
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