Yoshino Mabuchi (馬淵よしの, born February 2, 1966) is a retired Japanese diver who won bronze medals in the 3 m

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and 10 platform events at the 1982 Asian Games. She placed ninth in the platform at the

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and could not compete at the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by Japan. Her parents Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi and Ryo Mabuchi were also Olympic divers. Mabuchi won five national titles in diving. After retiring from competitions she ran a restaurant in

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, worked as TV personality, and served as a diving referee.

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1966 births Living people Olympic divers for Japan Divers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Japanese female divers Asian Games medalists in diving Divers at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub