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Kanako Watanabe
Watanabe wins silver in Kazan
Personal information
Full nameKanako Watanabe
National team Japan
Born (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Japan
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 200 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Doha 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gold Coast 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 4×100 m medley
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lima 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lima 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lima 100 m breaststroke

Kanako Watanabe (渡部 香生子, Watanabe Kanako, born 15 November 1996) is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. She competed in the 2012 London Olympics at the age of 15 for the 200m Women's Breaststroke event. She again competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.[2][3]

Kazan 2015

Her swimming coach is Ryuji Omi. She is the daughter of Keiji and Emiko Watanabe.

Watanabe won the silver medal in the 200m medley at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. She also won a gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke, and she gave the gold medal to her coach, in a gesture of gratitude to him.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2012-08-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/07/25/2012-olympic-profile-kanako-watanabe/
  3. ^ http://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/clm/othersports/2012/04/09/15/index.php
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/swimming/33764732
Records
Preceded by Mixed 4 × 50 metres freestyle relay world record-holder
18 October 2013 – 21 October 2013
With: Shinri Shioura, Sayaka Akase, Kenta Ito
Succeeded by