Fuyuko Tachizaki

Fuyuko Tachizaki, née Suzuki (鈴木芙由子, Suzuki Fuyuko, born January 13, 1989 in Kitaakita, Akita) is a Japanese biathlete.^[1]

Fuyuko Tachizaki
Born	(1989-01-13) January 13, 1989 (age 35) Kitaakita, Akita, Japan
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Japan Asian Games 2011 Astana-Almaty 15 km individual 2011 Astana-Almaty 4×6 km relay European Championships 2018 Ridnaun 7.5kmSprint

Career

Tachizaki competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. Her best performance was 43rd in the sprint. She also finished 53rd in the pursuit and 52nd in the individual.^[2]

As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 15th, as part of the 2012 Japanese women's relay team. Her best individual performance is 18th in the 2012 individual and the 2015 mass start.^[1]

As of March 2018, Tachizaki's best performance in the Biathlon World Cup is 11th, as part of the mixed relay team at Kontiolahti in 2011/12. Her best individual result is 4th, in the pursuit at Holmenkollen in 2017/18. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 33rd, in 2015/16.^[1]

She serves in the Japan Self-Defense Forces and is married to fellow biathlete Mikito Tachizaki.^[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver	52nd	43rd	53rd	—	—	—
2014 Sochi	52nd	39th	32nd	—	12th	—
2018 Pyeongchang	76th	42nd	56th	—	17th	—
2022 Beijing	27th	39th	42nd	—	17th	18th

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2009 Pyeongchang	87th	95th	—	—	16th	20th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	77th	40th	LAP	—	17th	20th
2012 Ruhpolding	18th	24th	35th	21st	15th	17th
2013 Nové Město	71st	41st	58th	—	LAP	22nd
2015 Kontiolahti	33rd	22nd	23rd	17th	19th	21st
2016 Oslo	21st	47th	44th	—	19th	19th
2017 Hochfilzen	49th	74th	—	—	20th	15th
2019 Östersund	34th	39th	26th	—	19th	15th	17th
2020 Rasen-Antholz	34th	77th	—	—	21st	20th	13th
2021 Pokljuka	61st	59th	56th	—	15th	20th	18th
2023 Oberhof	23rd	68th	—	—	16th	19th	22nd

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

References

1. IBU Profile
2. Sports-Reference Profile Archived February 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. Kano, Shintaro (12 February 2018). "Pyeongchang biathlon no honeymoon for Japan's Tachizaki husband and wife duo". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 30 December 2018.