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Miwa Harimoto

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Miwa Harimoto
Harimoto in 2023
Personal information
BornZhang Meihe (张美和)
(2008-06-16) 16 June 2008 (age 17)
Sendai, Japan[3]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[4]
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (T.League)
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking5 (1 April 2025)[1]
Current ranking6 (5 August 2025)[2]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Doha Doubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2025 Chengdu Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chengdu Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Macao Singles
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Astana Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Astana Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Astana Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2025 Bhubaneswar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pyeongchang Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pyeongchang Team

Miwa Harimoto (張本 美和, Harimoto Miwa; born 16 June 2008) is a Japanese table tennis player.[4]

Personal life

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Harimoto was born as Zhang Meihe[a] in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. Her father Yuu Harimoto (born Zhang Yu)[b] and mother Zhang Ling[c] are both former professional table tennis players from Sichuan, China. Zhang Ling, at the peak of her career, represented the Chinese National Table Tennis Team at the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships in Tianjin.[5] Her parents moved from China to Japan in 1998.[6] Miwa's older brother Tomokazu Harimoto is also a table tennis player.[7]

Career

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She won the 2021 Youth Championships in U-15 singles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, and team events. She remained undefeated throughout.[8]

At the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, she won two medals. She was the third player on the Japanese team, losing in the final against China. With Miyuu Kihara, they notably eliminated the Chinese pair Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha in the quarter-final. They finally brought home a bronze medal.[9][10]

In 2024, Harimoto was picked for the Japanese national team as the third women's team event member at the Summer Olympics.[11] She won bronze in women's singles at the 2024 ITTF World Cup.[12] In October, Harimoto defeated Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha in the women's team final at the 2024 Asian Championships, helping the Japanese team clinch the women's team title.[13]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2023 WTT Feeder Antalya Japan Minami Ando 3–2 [14]
WTT Contender Tunis South Korea Shin Yu-bin 4–2 [15]
2024 WTT Contender Tunis Japan Satsuki Odo 4–0 [16]
2025 WTT Star Contender Chennai Japan Honoka Hashimoto 4–2 [17]
WTT Contender Tunis Japan Hina Hayata 4–1 [18]
WTT Contender Buenos Aires Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 4–2 [19]
WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu Japan Miyu Nagasaki 4–2 [20]
WTT Star Contender London Japan Hina Hayata 4–3 [21]

Notes

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  1. ^ simplified Chinese: 张美和; traditional Chinese: 張美和; pinyin: Zhāng Meìhé
  2. ^ Japanese: 張本 宇, romanized: Harimoto Yū. Born as Zhang Yu (simplified Chinese: 张宇; traditional Chinese: 張宇; pinyin: Zhāng Yǔ).
  3. ^ simplified Chinese: 张凌; traditional Chinese: 張凌; pinyin: Zhāng Líng

References

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  1. ^ "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Week #32 - August 5th". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Siblings and table tennis prodigies Tomokazu and Miwa eye Olympic success". The Strait Times. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "張本 美和 Miwa Harimoto". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ 人民網日本語版. "日本の「希望の星」、弱冠13歳で世界選手権ベスト8に入った張本智和とは？―中国紙". Record China (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Tomokazu Harimoto". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2025.[irrelevant citation]
  7. ^ "Miwa, 14, mirrors brother Tomokazu's rise; China sweep singles". Hindustan Times. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Sun sets on Japan, Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto rise to the occasion". International Table Tennis Federation. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  9. ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (1 October 2023). "Teenage Table Tennis Players Secure 3-1 Victory over Chinese No. 1 and No. 3". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ Noda, Hiroki (27 September 2023). "China defeats Japan for Asian Games women's table tennis team gold". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ^ "卓球 パリ五輪代表内定 女子は早田ひな 平野美宇 張本美和". NHK (in Japanese). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  12. ^ "W杯史上最年少銅メダル 張本美和選手(15)活躍のワケ 次はパリ五輪へ…「過去にないくらい中国に近づいている」". fnn.jp (in Japanese). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Table tennis: Japan women beat powerhouse China in Asian team final". Kyodo News. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  14. ^ "WTT Feeder Antalya 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  15. ^ "WTT Contender Tunis 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  16. ^ "WTT Contender Tunis 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  17. ^ "WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  18. ^ "WTT Contender Tunis 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  19. ^ "WTT Contender Buenos Aires 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  20. ^ "WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  21. ^ "WTT Star Contender London 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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