Asami Kitagawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan
at the 2008 Olympics
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2008 Beijing Olympics
JR: Japanese Record
In short course
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
at the 2008 Olympics
Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown...
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Major achievements
2006 Doha Asian GamesSwimming at the 2006 Asian Games
The Swimming competition at the 2006 Asian Games took place December 2–9 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar. It featured 38 events , all conducted in a long course pool.-Participating countries:...
- 50m breaststroke 2nd (32.27)
- 100m breaststroke 1st (1:09.13)
- 200m breaststroke 4th (2:28.81)
- 200m individual medley 2nd (2:14.51)
- 4×100m medley relay 2nd (4:05.14)
2008 Beijing Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
- 100m breaststroke 8th (Heat 1:08.36, Semifinal 1:08.23, Final 1:08.43)
- 200m individual medley 6th (Heat 2:12.47 JR, Semifinal 2:12.02 JR, Final 2:11.56 JR)
- 4×100m freestyle relay 9th (Heat 3:39.25 JR)
- 4×100m medley relay 6th (Heat 3:59.91, Final 3:59.54 JR)
JR: Japanese Record
Personal bests
In long course- 100m breaststroke: 1:08.23 (August 11, 2008)
- 200m individual medley: 2:11.44 Japanese Record (September 6, 2008)
In short course