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Ippei
WATANABE |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Japan
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Gender | Men |
Born | 18 Mar 1997
in Tsukumi, JPN |
Height | 1.93 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Toyota Motor Corporation: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Science - Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He was encouraged to try the sport by his sister and another relative. He was inspired to focus on swimming after watching Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima win gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (hochi.news, 17 Jul 2019) |
Awards and honours |
In 2021 he carried the Olympic torch during the relay ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. His leg of the relay was in Tsukumi, Japan. (nishinippon.co.jp, 25 Apr 2021)
In 2019 he was given the Kozuki Sports Award by the Kozuki Foundation in Japan. (kozuki-foundation.or.jp, 04 Sep 2019)
He received the Big Sports Broadcast Encouragement Award at the 2018 TV Asahi Big Sports Awards Ceremony in Japan. (TV Asahi YouTube channel, 15 Jan 2019)
He received an Excellence Award at the Japan Aquatics Awards in 2017 and 2018. (tobiuojapan.org, 23 Jan 2018; swim.or.jp, 29 Jan 2018)
He was presented with the Big Sports Award at the 2017 TV Asahi Big Sports Awards Ceremony in Japan. (nikkansports.com, 11 Jan 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Takayuki Umehara [national]; Naoki Takashiro [personal] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began the sport at age seven in Tsukumi, Japan. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He sustained a lower back injury in February 2023. (olympics.com, 08 Apr 2023)
In early 2022 he suffered a left knee injury after falling on snow. The injury forced him to miss the national trials for the 2022 World Championships. (sankei.com, 05 Oct 2022)
He was troubled by an injury to his left knee ahead of the 2018 All Japan Championships. (the-ans.jp, 26 Jul 2018)
He sprained his right ankle while playing volleyball in December 2017 and was unable to swim for one month. (nikkansports.com, 11 Jan 2018; the-ans.jp, 26 Jul 2018) |
Hobbies |
Watching films. (hochi.news, 17 Jul 2019) |
Nicknames |
Matchstick, Ippei-chan (hochi.news, 30 Mar 2021) |
Ambitions |
To set a world record in the 200m breaststroke, and to win gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (toyotatimes.jp, 22 Mar 2023; nishinippon.co.jp, 25 Apr 2021; sports.gazoo.com, 09 Mar 2021) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.33 |
6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.87 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.78 |
Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.28 |
7 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:45.33 |
3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:06.73 |
3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.47 |
Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.26 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
4 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:02.53 |
Semifinal |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Breaststroke |
57.27 |
4 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
7 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Breaststroke |
1:01.13 |
2 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.86 |
7 |
2019 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:01.36 |
3 |
2019 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:11.47 |
72 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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6 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.73 |
4 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.34 |
3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:03.52 |
8 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:06.37 |
4 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:05.35 |
7 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.89 |
4 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.38 |
2 |
2016 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:04.41 |
6 |
2016 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:11.40 |
4 |
2016 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
59.37 |
6 |
2016 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:59.99 |
2 |
2016 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.23 |
3 |
2016 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:08.55 |
5 |
2016 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Breaststroke |
58.32 |
4 |
2016 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Individual Medley |
1:57.18 |
2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:03.56 |
4 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
57.81 |
47 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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3 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:04.46 |
3 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
58.30 |
5 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:06.94 |
Asian Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:08.19 |
1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
59.99 |
2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:35.48 |
Asian Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:01.36 |
3 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:09.91 |
6 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Breaststroke |
28.23 |
2 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:44.64 |
2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:07.82 |
4 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.15 |
2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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