Yoko Koikawa

Yoko Koikawa (肥川 葉子, Koikawa Yōko) (born May 18, 1974, in Fukuoka, Japan) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the Women's 200m Backstroke event at the 1995 Summer Universiade in her hometown Fukuoka.

Yoko Koikawa
Personal information
Full nameYoko Koikawa
Nationality Japan
Born (1974-05-18) May 18, 1974
Fukuoka, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Japan
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kobe 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kobe 4x200 m free
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kobe 4x100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 200m Backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo 100m Backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Buffalo 200m Backstroke

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