is a

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swimmer from Japan competing mainly in category S12 events. Yasuharu competed in the

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as part of the Japanese swimming team. He was part of the squad that broke the world record in the 4x100 m medley winning the gold medal. Individually he had less success finishing last in his heat of the 200 m medley and 100 m butterfly he also finished last in the final of the 100 m breaststroke and 100 m backstroke.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Japanese male backstroke swimmers Japanese male breaststroke swimmers Japanese male butterfly swimmers Japanese male medley swimmers Paralympic swimmers of Japan Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics S12-classified Paralympic swimmers 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub