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| Yuki
KOBORI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 25 Nov 1993
in Nomi, JPN |
| Height | 1.84 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His older sister swam and he followed her into the sport. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Japanese swimmers Takeshi Matsuda and Kazuki Watanabe. (Swimming Magazine, 11 Apr 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age four. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Economics, Law, Political Studies - Nihon University: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was presented with 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)
In 2016 he received the Ishikawa Prefecture Sports Special Award in Japan. (sponichi.co.jp, 31 Aug 2016) |
Nicknames |
Hokuriku's Herculean Boy (sports.yahoo.co.jp, 02 Jul 2017) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
In October 2021 he announced his retirement from competitive swimming. (nikkansports.com, 14 Oct 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:03.50 |
| Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
52.17 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:30.19 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.09 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:28.54 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:15.04 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:11.59 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Butterfly |
1:56.15 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Butterfly |
53.11 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:04.95 |
| Semifinal |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.65 |
| 7 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:10.92 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.32 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Freestyle |
3:47.25 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.08 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
3:43.81 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:59.43 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:28.45 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Butterfly |
1:53.14 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.86 |
| 6 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:00.79 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
3:42.35 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:43.23 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
3:42.00 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.77 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.48 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Butterfly |
1:54.93 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Butterfly |
1:55.39 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:36.50 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.53 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
100m Butterfly |
51.77 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
50m Butterfly |
24.40 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:30.03 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:06.74 |
| 5 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.15 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:10.39 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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