Sachiko Yamada (swimmer)
Japanese swimmer (born 1982)
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| Full name | Sachiko Yamada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-10-15) October 15, 1982 (age 41) Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sachiko Yamada (山田沙知子, Yamada Sachiko, born October 15, 1982)[1] is an Olympic and former World-Record-holding freestyle swimmer from Japan. She swam for Japan at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
Yamada was born in Osaka, Japan.
Major achievements
- 2000 Olympics - 800 m freestyle 8th (8:37.39)
- 2004 Olympics - 400 m freestyle 6th (4:10.91)
Personal bests
In long course
- 400 m freestyle: 4:07.23
- 800 m freestyle: 8:23.68 Asian Record
See also
References
- ^ Yamada's entry from www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- http://www.joc.or.jp/athens/athlete/swimming/yamadasachiko.html
External links
- (in Japanese) Sachiko's Happy Diary
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| Preceded by | World Record Holder Women's 800 Freestyle (25m) February 4, 2002 – December 9, 2005 | Succeeded by |
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World short-course champions in women's 800 m freestyle
- 1993:
Janet Evans (USA) - 1995:
Sarah Hardcastle (GBR) - 1997:
Natasha Bowron (AUS) - 1999:
Chen Hua (CHN) - 2000: Chen Hua (CHN)
- 2002: Chen Hua (CHN)
- 2004:
Sachiko Yamada (JPN) - 2006:
Anastasiya Ivanenko (RUS) - 2008: Rebecca Adlington (GBR)
- 2010:
Erika Villaécija (ESP) - 2012:
Lauren Boyle (NZL) - 2014: Mireia Belmonte (ESP)
- 2016: Leah Smith (USA)
- 2018: Wang Jianjiahe (CHN)
- 2021: Li Bingjie (CHN)
- 2022: Lani Pallister (AUS)
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