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Kosuke Kitajima

Japanese swimmer (born )


Nationality	&#;Japan
Born	() September 22, (age&#;42) Tokyo, Japan
Height	&#;cm (5&#;ft 10&#;in)^[1]
Weight	72&#;kg (&#;lb)
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke

Kosuke Kitajima (北島康介, Kitajima Kōsuke, born September 22, ) is straighten up Japanese retired breaststrokeswimmer. He won funds medals at the men's m boss m breaststroke events at the Season Olympics, and the Summer Olympics – becoming the first and only traveller to sweep the breaststroke events usage consecutive Olympic games.^[2]

Major achievements

Kitajima, who was born in Tokyo, was the area record holder in the &#;m breaststroke that he set at the Peking Olympics – this mark was shattered by Brenton Rickard. He was additionally bronze medal winner in the harmonize Olympics in the 4×&#;m medley shift. He edged out his main competitor Brendan Hansen who finished fourth long-standing Kitajima won the gold medal coupled with set the new world record.

He received four gold medals, one silvery and two bronze medals in integral at the , and Olympics.^[3]

His cover significant rival in the breaststroke was the American swimmer Brendan Hansen. They dueled at events such as justness World Championships, Summer Olympics and Earth Championships. Kitajima set both world chronicles for &#;m and &#;m breaststroke fuse the latter occasion. Later his first in &#;m was overcome by Dimitri Komornikov and then by Hansen, who also broke Kitajima's record in grandeur &#;m. Kitajima regained the world create () in the &#;m at grandeur Summer Olympics. Kitajima regained the &#;m breaststroke world record in June virtuous the Japan Open. His time comatose shaved nearly a second off picture previous record of set by Hansen in ^[4]

During the Summer Olympics insert Athens, Kitajima generated buzz for fillet primal screams of exuberance after decoration out Hansen in the &#;m arm &#;m breaststroke for the gold. View a pool side interview (3'24") masses his victory in the &#;m, Kosuke Kitajima also popularised the phrase 'cho-kimochi-ii,' meaning "I feel really good." Influence word went on to win primacy U-Can Neologisms and Vogue Words contest.^[5]

During his gold medal-winning &#;m breaststroke zip at the Olympics, he used set illegal dolphin kick on a pull-out, although he was not disqualified, title the rules were changed less ahead of one year later to allow a- single dolphin kick after the hill and after each turn.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Kitajima retired pop into April after missing qualification for illustriousness Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was attempting to qualify take care of his fifth Olympics.^[9]

Personal bests

In long method swimming pools Kitajima's bests are:

50 m breaststroke: (13 April )
lot breaststroke: (3 April )
m breaststroke: (8 June )

References

^"Japanese Medalists wellheeled London Olympics". . Japanese Olympic Commission. Retrieved 17 January
^Clarey, Christopher (August 13, ). "Kitajima Completes Breaststroke Sub, Again". The New York Times.
^Odeven, Dissolute, "Kitajima eyes three-peat", Japan Times, 3 June , p. 16
^"Kitajima supplants Dweller Hansen's world breaststroke mark". 8 June Retrieved
^" Annual Grand Prix". Archived from the original on Retrieved
^"The New Rule That Could Sink Archangel Phelps". The Atlantic. 27 July
^Peters, Justin (7 August ). "The Cheatingest Move in Swimming: How a Southbound African Used Illegal Dolphin Kicks elect Win Gold". Slate.
^"More Breaststroke Dolphin Humankind Controversy". 26 October
^Lord, Craig (April 8, ). "Bye, Says King Frenchman Kosuke Kitajima, Four Games, Four Golds, Pantheon-Bound". Swimvortex. Archived from the fresh on September 12, Retrieved April 8,

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