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| Kenji
KOBASE |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 31 Jul 1987
in Sapporo, JPN |
| Height | 1.80 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Law - Chuo University: Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in grade two of primary school in Sapporo, Japan. |
Club / Team |
FSEM: Japan |
Name of coach |
Hajime Itoi [personal], JPN, from 2010 |
International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Japan |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Photography. (Twitter profile, 27 Oct 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Hajime Itoi. (gifu-np.co.jp, 08 Aug 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo. (Swimming Magazine, 11 Apr 2013) |
Awards and honours |
In 2014 he received the Gifu Prefecture Culture and Sports Achievement Award in Japan. (pref.gifu.lg.jp, 18 Feb 2015) |
Other information |
OTHER STUDIES
He has also studied at Gifu University in Japan. (gifu-u.ac.jp, 02 Apr 2018) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:14.48 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:14.75 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Freestyle |
48.02 |
| 5 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:09.15 |
| 6 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:27.48 |
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