Ai Shibata
Japanese swimmer (born 1982)
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Full name | Ai Shibata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 42) Dazaifu, Fukuoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣, Shibata Ai, born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race.[1] She was the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event.[2] She attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.[3] In 2008 Shibata announced her retirement.[2]
References
- ^ "プロフィール 柴田 亜衣" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "Swimmer Shibata Announces Retirement". The Japan Times. December 12, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "柴田亜衣(競泳女子金メダリスト) 遊び半分の言葉 現実に". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). December 22, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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Olympic champions in women's 800 m freestyle
- 1968: Debbie Meyer (USA)
- 1972: Keena Rothhammer (USA)
- 1976: Petra Thümer (GDR)
- 1980: Michelle Ford (AUS)
- 1984: Tiffany Cohen (USA)
- 1988: Janet Evans (USA)
- 1992: Janet Evans (USA)
- 1996: Brooke Bennett (USA)
- 2000: Brooke Bennett (USA)
- 2004: Ai Shibata (JPN)
- 2008: Rebecca Adlington (GBR)
- 2012: Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2016: Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2020: Katie Ledecky (USA)
- 2024: Katie Ledecky (USA)
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