Mitsuru Hiraguchi
Mitsuru Hiraguchi is a retired Japanese rhythmic gymnast.
Career
At the 1975 World Championships Hiraguchi took 4th place with ball, 9th place in the All-Around and won gold with hoop tied with Carmen Rischer as well as silver with the group. This was the first time a Japanese won a medal in that competition and it would take 42 years before Kaho Minagawa won another in 2017.Achievements
- First Japanese rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships.
- First Japanese rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships.