Yukari Takemoto

Yukari Takemoto (竹本 ゆかり, Takemoto Yukari, born 27 April 1955) is a retired Japanese swimmer. She had just turned 13 when she qualified for the 1968 Olympics, where she competed in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. At her next Olympics in 1972 she took part in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 200 m and 400 m medley events, but was also eliminated in the preliminaries.[1]

Yukari Takemoto
Yukari Takemoto and Novella Calligaris at the 1968 Olympics, both are 13
Personal information
Born (1955-04-27) 27 April 1955
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1970 Bangkok200 m medley
Silver medal – second place1974 Tehran200 m medley
Silver medal – second place1974 Tehran100 m butterfly

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