 Nishigawa at the 1974 Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1953-04-08) April 8, 1953 (age 71) Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yoshimi Nishigawa (西側よしみ, born April 8, 1953) is a retired Japanese swimmer who won ten gold medals at the Asian Games in 1970 and 1974. A versatile swimmer, she competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics in three events at each games and reached the final on five occasions. She married the Olympic rower Takashi Murayama.
References
- Yoshimi Nishigawa. sports-reference.com
| Asian Games champions in women's 100 m freestyle | |
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- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
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