Kyoko Iwasaki
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Kyoko Iwasaki (岩崎 恭子, Iwasaki Kyōko; married name: Kyoko Saito (斎藤恭子), born July 21, 1978) is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She was 14 years and 6 days old, making her the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the discipline of swimming at the time.[1]
In 1998, the asteroid 35441 Kyoko was named after her.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sutherland, James (2023-05-09). "The Youngest Olympic Champions In Swimming History". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Nelsen, Matt. "Meet five Olympians who left their mark on the world…literally". olympics.com.
External links
[edit]- Kyoko Iwasaki's Official Blog "Kotoba no Shizuku" (in Japanese)
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