was 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 ...

who competed in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Death

He died on 4 September 2013 from

stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ...

References

1981 births 2013 deaths Japanese male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Deaths from stomach cancer Deaths from cancer in Japan 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub