Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Economics - Keio University: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Reading, making biscuits, going to the theatre, solving riddles. (news.mynavi.jp, 17 Jun 2020; king-gear.com, 05 Mar 2018) |
| Famous relatives |
Her father Nobusuke Miyawaki represented Japan in fencing at the 2013 Veterans World Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. (fencing-jpn.jp, 14 Oct 2013; asahi.com, 05 Oct 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
Her older sister wanted to learn kendo [a traditional Japanese style of fencing]. However, there was no kendo club near to their house, so their mother took them both to a fencing club instead. |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Japanese fencer Yuki Ota. (tbs.co.jp, 27 Mar 2018) |
| Awards and honours |
She received the 2014 Sports Prize for Encouragement in Tokyo, Japan. (tokyo.jp, 18 Nov 2014)
She has been given the International Competition Excellence Award by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan. (sports-biz.co.jp, 16 Apr 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age five, and started focusing on the sport seriously in grade 10 of high school. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in team foil at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (sportsbull.jp, 07 Sep 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
General Interest |
| Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2019 she began serving as a member of the Athletes' Committee of the Japan Fencing Federation on a two-year term. (fencing-jpn.jp, 05 Dec 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Franck Boidin [national], FRA |
| Club / Team |
Mitsubishi Electric: Japan |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (daily.co.jp, 22 Oct 2022) |
