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| Kosuke
HAGINO |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 15 Aug 1994
in Oyama, JPN |
| Height | 1.78 m |
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General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (olympicchannel.com, 06 Nov 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
English - Toyo University: Japan |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began learning to swim when he was six months old. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Japanese |
General Interest |
Injuries |
In July 2015 he fractured his right elbow after falling off a bicycle at a national training camp in Vichy, France. He was unable to train for eight weeks, and missed the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. He later underwent surgery on his right elbow in September 2016. (number.bunshun.jp, 09 Apr 2018; nikkansports.com, 26 Nov 2017; swimswam.com, 10 Aug 2015; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 03 Jul 2015)
In early 2015 he was troubled by pain in his right shoulder. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 26 Jan 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His mother brought him to a baby swimming class to make new friends after his family moved to a new town where his father worked. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named Asian Male Swimmer of the Year at the 2020 Swammy Awards, hosted by swimming news website SwimSwam. (swimswam.com, 15 Dec 2020)
He received an Excellence Award at the 2018 and 2017 Japan Aquatics Awards. He was also named Swimmer of the Year at the 2016 Japan Aquatics Awards and received an Excellence Award at the 2014 Japanese Olympic Committee [JOC] Sports Awards. (swim.or.jp, 29 Jan 2019, 22 Jan 2018; tobiuojapan.org, 30 Jan 2017; joc.or.jp, 19 May 2015)
He was named 2014 Male Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2014)
He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia by the Olympic Council of Asia [OCA]. (swimswam.com, 05 Oct 2014)
He received the New Athlete Award at the 2012 JOC Sports Awards in Japan. (swim.or.jp, 23 Jun 2013) |
Nicknames |
The Rising Son (Kosuke Hagino Facebook page, 06 Sep 2017) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
In October 2021 he announced his retirement from competitive swimming and said he planned to undertake postgraduate studies in 2022. "I, Kosuke Hagino, have decided to retire from active duty with the Tokyo Olympics. I will take what sport has taught me into my future life." (nikkansports.com, 24 Oct 2021; kosuke-hagino.jp, 24 Oct 2021)
DEPRESSION BATTLE
In March 2019 he had a three-month break from swimming due to depression and did not participate in that year's world championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. He said the break would have affected his performance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo had the Games not been postponed. "I had started to dislike swimming and I even hated getting in the water [in 2019]. Even if I was practising hard, I couldn't get the results I wanted in competitions and I experienced extreme depression. Physically and mentally I went back to point zero. I've been swimming since I was little, and I had never had a long rest, aside from injuries. But I was able to confirm the meaning of swimming to me by moving away from it and I decided to go again. I think it would have been a little tough for me if the Olympics in Tokyo hadn't been postponed." (france24.com, 08 Apr 2021; japantimes.co.jp, 25 Jan 2020; swimswam.com, 02 Jan 2020, 01 Sep 2019; nikkansports.com, 03 Dec 2020, 26 Jul 2020; number.bunshun.jp, 11 Jun 2019)
HEALTH ISSUE
He was diagnosed with a life-endangering liver abnormality in January 2018 and received three weeks of treatment in hospital before returning to competition in April 2018. "I was told, 'It's really bad and, if you carry on swimming with it, you'll die'." (nikkansports.com, 26 Jul 2020) |
Famous relatives |
His wife Miwa is a Japanese singer-songwriter. (nikkansports.com, 26 Jul 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Miwa, one child |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Take care of your physical condition and do your best." (Instagram profile, 24 Jan 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:57.49 |
| 12 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:09.53 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:06.05 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.61 |
| 7 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.90 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:03.50 |
| 5 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
200m Individual Medley |
1:57.35 |
| 3 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
400m Individual Medley |
4:08.94 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Backstroke |
1:58.72 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:12.65 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.01 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:07.68 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
400m Freestyle |
3:44.82 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Backstroke |
1:55.43 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.29 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:10.77 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.94 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Backstroke |
53.93 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:04.95 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Individual Medley |
1:50.47 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Individual Medley |
4:01.17 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Individual Medley |
51.30 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
49.91 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:07.79 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:22.92 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Backstroke |
1:51.00 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:04.13 |
| 6 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.08 |
| Semifinal |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Backstroke |
51.56 |
| 6 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:00.79 |
| 6 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:27.48 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:00.03 |
| 23 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
3:42.24 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:52.50 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:01.93 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.10 |
| 21 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 5 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
47.57 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Individual Medley |
52.03 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.62 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:51.27 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:34.34 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:40.52 |
| 22 |
2013 |
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Overall |
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| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:32.88 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:51.50 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Butterfly |
1:51.02 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Individual Medley |
51.58 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:41.78 |
| 6 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:34.85 |
| 16 |
2012 |
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Overall |
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| 3 |
2012 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Backstroke |
50.92 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Individual Medley |
52.86 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.36 |
| 1 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
400m Freestyle |
3:40.77 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Backstroke |
1:51.04 |
| 13 |
2011 |
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Overall |
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| 3 |
2011 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
51.76 |
| 3 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.58 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.24 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:04.51 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:03.59 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:53.67 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Stockholm, SWE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:08.56 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2009 |
Foshan, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
26.17 |
| 1 |
2009 |
Foshan, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:01.43 |
| 5 |
2009 |
Foshan, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:25.55 |
| 2 |
2009 |
Foshan, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:25.79 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
400m Freestyle |
3:47.20 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.75 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:10.30 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:05.17 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.23 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
100m Backstroke |
53.71 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.34 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
200m Backstroke |
1:56.36 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
400m Freestyle |
3:44.48 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:07.75 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:06.74 |
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