Athlete Profile: Yuko Takahashi

Yuko Takahashi

Japan
Born: 1991

Rankings
World Ranking	56
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	27
Continental Ranking	3

Starts

135

Podiums

19

Wins

10 Biography

Yuko is one of Japan’s most promising athletes having competed on the World Triathlon Series since 2012 where she was ranked 14th overall. At the 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Olympic Qualification Event she was the top-placed Japanese athlete and most recently has gone on to win gold at the 2018 Asian Games in both the individual and Mixed Relay.

In 2017, Yuko Takahashi moved to San Diego to join an elite multinational triathlon team and In 2019 Yuko came up with her best result ever in the World Triathlon Series circuit, finishing finished fourth in the elite women’s competition in Yokohama.

Career Highlights:
- 5th place at the 2019 Miyazaki ITU Triathlon World Cup
- 1st place at the 2019 JPN Triathlon National Championships
- 11th place at the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
- 7th place at the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama
- Winner 2018 Asian Games Individual and Mixed Relay
- 5th place at the 2018 World Triathlon Bermuda

Latest Athlete Results

13	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 31 Jul, 2021 - Mixed Relay - 00:21:57
18	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 27 Jul, 2021 - Elite Women - 02:01:18
22	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 06 Jun, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:59:50
21	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 15 May, 2021 - Elite Women - 01:57:03
9	2021 Europe Triathlon Cup Melilla 18 Apr, 2021 - Elite Women - 00:58:16
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22	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 2021-06-05 - Elite Women - 01:59:50
21	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 2021-05-15 - Elite Women - 01:57:03
31	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2019-08-29 - Elite Women - 02:10:27
11	2019 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2019-07-20 - Elite Women - 01:02:14
15	2019 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2019-07-06 - Elite Women - 01:00:32
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18	Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 2021-07-26 - Elite Women - 02:01:18
1	2018 Palembang Asian Games 2018-08-31 - Elite Women - 01:59:29
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24 Oct, 2019
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24 Sep, 2017
Japan sweeps women's podium in Ishigaki
Although wet conditions plagued the women’s race on Sunday, that didn’t stop a strong Japanese team from sweeping the podium in front of a home crowd.
14 Apr, 2013
Triathlon Essentials 11: Bike Core
The core works as a stablisier in riding, as in swimming a strong core will help you maintain a more efficient pedal stroke.
01 Feb, 2010

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Yuko
Family Name	Takahashi
Representing	JPN
Year of Birth	1991
Place of Birth	Japan
Residence	Mitaka-shi, Japan
Coach	Paulo Sousa
Sponsors	Fujitsu, SUBARU, Shidax, Zen-noh, SPURT, Oakley, 2XU
Website	http://www.takahashiyuko.com
Twitter	@yuko.takahashi8
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
Instagram	@yuko_takahashi8