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| National team | Palau | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 19, 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jion Hosei (born 19 May 2007) is a Palauan swimmer. [1] He represented Palau at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 50 metre freestyle event. He also served as the flag-bearer for Palau in both the opening [2] and closing ceremonies. [3] He is the brother of Yuri Hosei, who also participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3]
Making his Olympic debut, Jion Hosei first competed in his event on 1 August 2024 at 11:26 a.m., which was held in the Paris La Défense Arena. He competed in the fourth of the heats and swam in a new personal best time of 25.67 seconds. [4] He placed sixth out of the eight swimmers in his heat, though he finished with a time not fast enough to progress to later rounds and placed 53rd overall. The eventual winner of the event was Cameron McEvoy of Australia with a time of 21.25 seconds. [5] [6] After he competed in his event, he expressed his gratitude to compete at the Games with his sister. [7]
He participated in the 2024 Oceania Swimming Championships with the Palau men's relay team, which placed second in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle competition. [8]