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Yui
OHASHI |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Japan
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Gender | Women |
Born | 18 Oct 1995
in Hikone, JPN |
Height | 1.73 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Itoman Toshin: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Tourism - Toyo University: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
On competition days she likes to wear socks with the mascot of the city government of Hikone. (pref.shiga.lg.jp, 16 Feb 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was encouraged by her older sister. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Japanese swimmer Ryosuke Irie. (nikkansports.com, 07 Feb 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In 2021 she was presented with the Shiga Prefecture Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (nikkansports.com/, 18 Oct 2021)
In 2019 she was given the Kozumki Sports Award by the Kozuki Foundation in Japan. (tv-tokyo.co.jp, 08 Sep 2019)
In 2019 she was appointed one of the 2019/20 Japanese Olympic Committee [JOC] Next Symbol Athletes. (Japan Olympic Team YouTube channel, 24 Oct 2019)
She was given an Excellence Award at the 2018 Japan Aquatic Awards. (swim.or.jp, 29 Jan 2019; sponichi.co.jp, 28 Jan 2019)
In 2017 she was presented with the Shiga Prefecture Sports Grand Special Award by the governor of Shiga Prefecture in Japan. (pref.shiga.lg.jp, 16 Feb 2018)
In 2017 she was given a Rookie Award by the Tokyo Sports Journalists Club in Japan. (tobiuojapan.org, 23 Jan 2018)
She received the Best Swimmer Award at the 2017 Japan Aquatic Awards. (tobiuojapan.org, 23 Jan 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Tsuyoshi Kato [national], JPN; Masataka Ishimatsu [personal], JPN, from 2021 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music. (Instagram profile, 19 Dec 2019) |
Most influential person in career |
Coaches Norimasa Hirai and Naofumi Okuta. (asahi.com, 29 Jul 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I believe that I can do it." (number.bunshun.jp, 19 Aug 2018) |
Other information |
OVERCOMING SETBACKS She considered quitting the sport after placing 40th at the 2015 National Championships in Japan. Subsequent medical examinations then revealed she had extreme anaemia, which she overcame through medication and dietary improvements. Her form improved dramatically, but in 2019 she revealed that she was feeling the pressure of expectations rising over her performances. "The [2015] experience was probably the turning point of my swimming career. I thought that I would never have to suffer like that again, but in 2019 I hit another wall. The problem was mental, and there was no clear solution. In that sense, I was struggling more than in 2015. Things don't always turn out the way you want them to, but I've been able to collect my thoughts over the past year or so. Thinking about why I compete or what I want to do in the future, and experiencing all these different thoughts and feelings has made me a more mature person." (tokyo2020.org, 09 Apr 2021; sankei.com, 21 Nov 2018; number.bunshun.jp, 19 Aug 2018; the-ans.jp, 09 Aug 2018; post.tv-asahi.co.jp, 28 Jun 2018) |
Injuries |
She dislocated her left patella [kneecap] during her first year at Toyo University in Tokyo, Japan. (post.tv-asahi.co.jp, 28 Jun 2018) |
Milestones |
She became the first female swimmer representing Japan to win two gold medals at a single edition of the Olympic Games by claiming victory in the 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Dec 2021; kyodonewsprwire.jp, 08 Oct 2021) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nikkansports.com, 05 Sep 2022) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.08 |
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2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.52 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:11.27 |
13 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.05 |
5 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:37.99 |
3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.33 |
8 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
DSQ |
4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.50 |
2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:07.91 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.12 |
Semifinal |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Individual Medley |
59.45 |
6 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:33.07 |
7 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.89 |
14 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Individual Medley |
1:00.93 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.27 |
2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.80 |
16 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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4 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Butterfly |
2:06.42 |
2 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:27.23 |
7 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
58.01 |
4 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:06.90 |
8 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Individual Medley |
59.69 |
2 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
400m Individual Medley |
4:27.42 |
6 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Butterfly |
57.63 |
4 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Individual Medley |
2:07.37 |
2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:22.73 |
2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:05.29 |
37 |
2017 |
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Overall |
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2 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:27.82 |
4 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:07.91 |
2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:30.27 |
2 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:34.34 |
Asian Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
3 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:44.75 |
1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:11.46 |
Asian Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:15.01 |
1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.58 |
4 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Freestyle |
2:00.29 |
2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.88 |
2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:53.83 |
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