is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from

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, who won the

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in the 200 m butterfly at the

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. He was also part of Japan's bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team. Yamamoto also competed in the 100 m butterfly event, and qualified for the semifinals, but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final. The 2004 Games were Yamamoto's third Olympic Games. He had previously swum in the

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and

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, but did not receive a medal at either. He married swimmer

Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉すず, born August 11, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Fre ...

in 2002. They have four children together.

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