Takashi Yamamoto (swimmer)

Takashi Yamamoto (山本 貴司, Yamamoto Takashi, born July 23, 1978 in Osaka) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was also part of Japan's bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team.[1]

For other uses, see Takashi Yamamoto (disambiguation).
Takashi Yamamoto
Personal information
Full nameTakashi Yamamoto
Nationality Japan
Born (1978-07-23) July 23, 1978
Osaka, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubItoman Swimming School
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m butterfly
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sydney 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Victoria 100 m butterfly
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 200 m butterfly

Yamamoto also competed in the 100 m butterfly event, and qualified for the semifinals, but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final. The 2004 Games were Yamamoto's third Olympic Games. He had previously swum in the 1996 Olympic Games and 2000 Olympic Games, but did not receive a medal at either.

He married swimmer Suzu Chiba in 2002. They have four children together.[2]

References
  1. "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. "アクアみすみイベントアドバイザー 千葉 すず". Aqua Misumi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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