is a Japanese

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

coach and retired

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres

breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and ...

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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. She was at the age of 14 years and 6 days when she got the medal.

External links

Kyoko Iwasaki's Official Blog "Kotoba no Shizuku"
1978 births Living people Japanese female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan People from Numazu, Shizuoka Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub