Mikiko Takeya

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Mikiko Takeya (竹屋 美紀子, Takeya Mikiko, born June 19, 1980) is a Japanese sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fifth in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.


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