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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-05-14) 14 May 1981 (age 43) Yamanashi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||
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Yukiko Osada (長田 友喜子, Osada Yukiko, born May 14, 1981 in Yamanashi) is a retired Japanese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. Osada won two bronze medals in the 200 m butterfly and the medley relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea.
Osada qualified for the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 2:09.97 from the national championships. In the morning's preliminary heats, she recorded the eighth fastest qualifying time of 2:11.20 to secure her spot in the semifinal run. On the evening session, Osada failed to qualify for the final run, as she placed thirteenth overall in the semifinals, with a fourth slowest time of 2:11.35.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yukiko Osada". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- Jeffrey, Josh (31 August 2003). "Klochkova Leads Ukraine to Team Crown at World University Games, USA Is Second". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "Kitajima easily books Athens berth". The Japan Times. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "Women's 200m Butterfly Semifinal 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
External links
- Profile – Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese)
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers for Japan
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Japanese female butterfly swimmers
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Yamanashi Prefecture
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
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