Daisuke Kimura

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Daisuke Kimura
Personal information
Born (1981-08-23) 23 August 1981 (age 43)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event Breaststroke
Medal record
Representing Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Yokohama 200 m breaststroke
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Busan 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Busan 200 m breaststroke
East Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Macau 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Macau 100 m breaststroke
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Daegu 200 m breaststroke

Daisuke Kimura (born 23 August 1981) is a Japanese former breaststroke swimmer. [1]

Kimura was a 200-metre breaststroke silver medalist behind Kosuke Kitajima at both the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, but got the better of the Olympic champion to win the 2006 national title. [2] [3] He won a bronze medal for the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and swam in two FINA World Championships. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "【スイムTV swim-tv.jp】 水泳の総合情報サイト － 木村大輔選手". www.swim-tv.jp (in Japanese).
  2. ↑ "Japanese swimmer fells breaststroke record". Sioux City Journal . 3 October 2002.
  3. ↑ "Olympic champs Kitajima, Shibata beaten at national c'ships". The Japan Times . 21 April 2006.
  4. ↑ "Benko wins 200 freestyle; U.S. shines in Pan Pacific". The Indianapolis Star . 28 August 2002.
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