Naoko Imoto
Naoko Imoto (井本 直歩子, Imoto Naoko, born May 20, 1976) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Eri Yamanoi, and Suzu Chiba.[1]
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Full name | Naoko Imoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aichi, Japan | May 20, 1976|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2020, Imoto received the Olympic Flame in a ceremony in Greece to be transferred to Japan for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- "Coronavirus pandemic: Ex-Japanese swimmer Naoko Imoto appointed last-minute stand-in to receive Olympic flame in Athens". 2020.
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