Ai Shibata
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Full name | Ai Shibata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Dazaifu, Fukuoka | 14 May 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣 Shibata Ai, born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race.[1] She was the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event.[2] She attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.[3] In 2008 Shibata announced her retirement.[2]
References
- ↑ "プロフィール 柴田 亜衣" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- 1 2 "Swimmer Shibata Announces Retirement". The Japan Times. December 12, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ "柴田亜衣(競泳女子金メダリスト) 遊び半分の言葉 現実に". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). December 22, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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