Yuko Takahashi

  • Japan
  • Born: 1991
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Rankings
World Ranking 43
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

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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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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
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