Mikako Kotani

Mikako Kotani

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Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1966-08-30) 30 August 1966 Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronised swimming
Medal record Olympic Games Synchronised swimming 1988 Seoul Women's solo 1988 Seoul Women's duet World Championships 1986 Madrid -Duet 1986 Madrid -Team 1991 Perth -Duet 1991 Perth -Solo 1991 Perth -Team Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 1985 Tokyo -Duet 1985 Tokyo -Solo 1987 Brisbane -Duet Word Cup 1985 Indianapolis -Team 1987 Cairo -Duet 1987 Cairo -Team 1989 Paris -Duet 1989 Paris -Solo 1989 Paris -Team

Mikako Kotani (小谷 実可子, Kotani Mikako, born 30 August 1966) is a Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she gained a bronze medal each for the solo and duet events, and the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was the first woman to be Japan's flag-bearer for the 1988 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.^[2]

Retirement

Since retiring, Mikako Kotani has opened a synchronized swimming school and served on the JOC (Japanese Olympic Committee), IOC Athletes' Commission, and Association of National Olympic Committees.^[2] In 1997, she introduced the resolution to promote Olympic truce to the United Nations General Assembly.^[3] In 2013, she was chosen to present the proposed venue layout for Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

As of September 2017, she is currently a director on the board for the JOC^[4] and Olympians Association of Japan.^[5] In addition, she is on the executive committee of the World Olympians Association.^[6]

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