Kyoko Iwasaki
Japanese swimmer (born 1978)
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Kyoko Iwasaki (岩崎 恭子, Iwasaki Kyōko, married name: Kyoko Saito (斎藤恭子), born July 21, 1978) is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She was 14 years and 6 days old, making her, as of April 2024, the youngest Olympic gold medalist of all time.[1]
References
- ^ Sutherland, James (2023-05-09). "The Youngest Olympic Champions In Swimming History". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
External links
- Kyoko Iwasaki's Official Blog "Kotoba no Shizuku" (in Japanese)
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Olympic champions in women's 200 m breaststroke
- 1924:
Lucy Morton (GBR) - 1928:
Hilde Schrader (GER) - 1932:
Clare Dennis (AUS) - 1936:
Hideko Maehata (JPN) - 1948:
Nel van Vliet (NED) - 1952:
Éva Székely (HUN) - 1956:
Ursula Happe (EUA) - 1960: Anita Lonsbrough (GBR)
- 1964:
Galina Prozumenshchikova (URS) - 1968:
Sharon Wichman (USA) - 1972: Beverley Whitfield (AUS)
- 1976: Marina Kosheveya (URS)
- 1980: Lina Kačiušytė (URS)
- 1984:
Anne Ottenbrite (CAN) - 1988:
Silke Hörner (GDR) - 1992: Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN)
- 1996:
Penny Heyns (RSA) - 2000:
Ágnes Kovács (HUN) - 2004: Amanda Beard (USA)
- 2008: Rebecca Soni (USA)
- 2012: Rebecca Soni (USA)
- 2016:
Rie Kaneto (JPN) - 2020: Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA)
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