Patricia Midori Castañeda Miyamoto (born March 16, 1990, in

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) is a

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swimmer of Japanese descent. She is also known as ''Patricia Castañeda''. At the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

, she garnered 2 silver medals by finishing second in the 400m and 800m freestyle. She competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the women's 800 m freestyle, finishing in 27th place.

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1990 births Mexican female swimmers Swimmers from Mexico City Mexican people of Japanese descent Living people Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers for Mexico Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican women {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub

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