Kenji Ikeda (池田健二, Ikeda Kenji) (born 1960) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Asian Games, in 1978 and 1982 where he won a total of four gold medals and a bronze one.[1] He is best known for breaking a record at a 100m backstroke competition from the 1978 Asian Games while only 18 years of age. He became the first athlete in Asia to break the 1-minute mark in the men's 100-meter backstroke, timing 59.91 to take the gold medal for Japan.[2][3] He held the record until 1983.[4]
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| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1960 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1982 Asian Games Men's Medal Winners". olympiandatabase.com. Olympian Database. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Redmond, Ron (November 27, 1982). "Japan and South Korea made waves in swimming and..." United Press International. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Sports News Briefs December 1978". The New York Times. December 18, 1978. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Lukman Niode, Olimpian Indonesia Sekaligus Pencetak Rekor". CNN Indonesia. April 17, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
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