Akihiro Yamaguchi
Akihiro Yamaguchi (山口 観弘, Yamaguchi Akihiro, born September 11, 1994) is a Japanese swimmer and former world record holder who specializes in the breaststroke.
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| Full name | Akihiro Yamaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 11, 1994 Kagoshima Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DC Shibushi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2011 World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Yamaguchi won a total of four medals: one gold and three silvers. His gold came in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:11.70.
On September 15, 2012, at the National Sports Festival of Japan, he set a new world record in the 200-meter breaststroke (long course) with a time of 2:07.01, bettering the previous record of 2:07.28.[1]
Personal bests
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| Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) |
| 50 m breaststroke | 27.69 | JOC Junior Olympic Cup (2012 Summer) | August 30, 2012 | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 59.56 | Japan Inter-High School Championships | August 20, 2012 | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:07.01 | National Sports Festival of Japan | September 15, 2012 | |
References
- Agence France-Presse (September 15, 2012). "Schoolboy Akihiro Yamaguchi sets 200m breaststroke world record". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
External links
- Akihiro Yamaguchi at FINA
- (in Japanese) Akihiro Yamaguchi on Twitter
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Preceded by |
Men's 200 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) September 15, 2012 – January 29, 2017 |
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