Tatsuya Kinugasa
Tatsuya Kinugasa (衣笠 竜也, Kinugasa Tatsuya, born October 8, 1974) is a male Japanese retired male medley swimmer.
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| Full name | 衣笠 竜也 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 8, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
Kinugasa represented Japan at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.[1] He is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1997 Summer Universiade in Catania, Italy.
Despite being of Japanese nationality he won the 200 metres medley title [2] and the 400 metres medley title in 1997, at the ASA National British Championships.[3]
References
- "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
- ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1997, p. 47". Times Digital Archive.
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