Yoshimi Nishigawa

Yoshimi Nishigawa (西側よしみ, born April 8, 1953) is a retired Japanese swimmer who won ten gold medals at the Asian Games in 1970 and 1974. A versatile swimmer, she competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics in three events at each games and reached the final on five occasions. She married the Olympic rower Takashi Murayama.[1]

Yoshimi Nishigawa
Nishigawa at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1953-04-08) April 8, 1953
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, medley
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok200 m medley
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1974 Tehran100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1974 Tehran200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1974 Tehran200 m medley
Gold medal – first place1974 Tehran4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1974 Tehran4×100 m medley

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