is a Japanese

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He won a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics site
1983 births Living people Japanese male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan People from Kagoshima Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub