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Kosuke Kitajima

Kosuke Kitajima
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1982-09-22) September 22, 1982 (age 42)
Tokyo, Japan
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 2
World Championships (LC) 3 4 5
World Championships (SC) 0 1 0
Pan Pacific Championships 3 3 1
Asian Games 7 1 0
Total 17 10 8
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Moscow 100 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Irvine 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Irvine 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Victoria 100 m breaststroke
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 50 m breaststroke

Kosuke Kitajima (北島 康介, Kitajima Kōsuke, born September 22, 1982) is a Japanese retired breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals at the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics – becoming the first and only swimmer to sweep the breaststroke events at consecutive Olympic games.[2]

  1. ^ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ Clarey, Christopher (August 13, 2008). "Kitajima Completes Breaststroke Double, Again". The New York Times.

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