Takako Fujita (藤田多佳子, ''Fujita Takako'') is a

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from

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competing mainly in category S5 events. Takako was part of the highly successful Japanese 4x50m freestyle at both the

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and

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

that not only won gold medals but also on both occasions broke the world record. At the 2004 games she also swam in the 50m freestyle finishing last in her heat, finished eighth in the 100m and 200m freestyle finals. At the 2004 games she also won a bronze in the 4x50m medley finished last in her heat of the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle and 50m breaststroke.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Japanese female breaststroke swimmers Japanese female freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Japan Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics S5-classified para swimmers 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub