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| Yasuhiro
KOSEKI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 14 Mar 1992
in Tsuruoka, JPN |
| Height | 1.87 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Japan Self-Defence Forces [JSDF] Physical Training School: Yao, JPN |
Why this sport? |
His parents encouraged him to take up the sport. He initially competed in freestyle, but decided to focus on breaststroke in his third year of university. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima. (sports.yahoo.co.jp, 23 Jun 2015; jiji.com, 12 Dec 2019) |
Awards and honours |
He received an Excellence Award at the Japan Aquatics Awards in 2016, 2017 and 2018. (tobiuojapan.org, 30 Jan 2017; swim.or.jp, 22 Jan 2018, 29 Jan 2019)
He received the Yamagata Prefecture Sports Honorary Award in Japan in 2013 and 2014. (pref.yamagata.jp, 23 Feb 2015; pref.yamagata.jp, 26 Feb 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama [national], JPN; Yoshihiro Fujimori [personal], JPN |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up swimming at age four at the Tsuruoka City Swimming Club in Japan, and he began to pursue the sport seriously in middle school. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Physical Education - Nippon Sport Science University: Tokyo, JPN |
Family |
Wife, two daughters [2017 and 2019] |
Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (news24.jp, 17 Oct 2021; sponichi.co.jp, 17 Oct 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.80 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Breaststroke |
59.37 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Breaststroke |
27.22 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Breaststroke |
58.93 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:30.35 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.29 |
| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
27.17 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
59.10 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:30.19 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.12 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.31 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Breaststroke |
28.13 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:31.10 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
56.13 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:02.18 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.70 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:21.07 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:37.67 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:32.83 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Breaststroke |
2:02.45 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
57.06 |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
26.91 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:34.99 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:22.92 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
59.11 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
27.07 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.66 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
59.23 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Breaststroke |
27.07 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.40 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
59.01 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Breaststroke |
27.05 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.49 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:44.75 |
| 32 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
56.68 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.20 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:02.84 |
| 13 |
2017 |
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Overall |
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| 1 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.43 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
56.75 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Breaststroke |
26.25 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Breaststroke |
2:02.86 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.06 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
56.49 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.96 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:06.33 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
58.54 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Breaststroke |
26.86 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.43 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Breaststroke |
58.28 |
| 21 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 4 |
2014 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.97 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:06.48 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.95 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
50m Breaststroke |
26.97 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
58.22 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.38 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.24 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:40.51 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.63 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.41 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:43.31 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Breaststroke |
27.62 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:13.25 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.02 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.81 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
100m Breaststroke |
58.86 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
50m Breaststroke |
27.07 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:30.03 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:41.21 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.48 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.23 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
50m Breaststroke |
27.89 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:31.70 |
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