Michiko Tomabechi
Japanese curler
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Michiko Tomabechi (born 29 January 1980) is a Japanese curler.
BornMichiko Taira
29 January 1980
Ninohe, Iwate
29 January 1980
Ninohe, Iwate
Mixed doubles
partnerKenji Tomabechi
partnerKenji Tomabechi
Member Association
Japan
JapanWorld Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances4 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015)
appearances4 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| Michiko Tomabechi | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Michiko Taira 29 January 1980 Ninohe, Iwate | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Kenji Tomabechi | ||||||||||||||
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| Member Association | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 4 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 1 (2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2014) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Tomabechi competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with the Japanese team.[1]
In 2013, she was part of the bronze-winning team at the Pacific-Asia Championship in Shanghai.[2]
Her husband, Kenji Tomabechi is also a competitive curler, they had become the national champion four times in mixed doubles,[3] and they have played four times in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship as Japan representatives.[4]
