Ippei Watanabe (swimmer)
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1997 Tsukumi, Ōita, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ippei Watanabe (渡辺 一平, Watanabe Ippei, born 18 March 1997) is a Japanese swimmer and former world record holder in the 200 metre breaststroke.
Career[]
He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] On 9 August 2016, Watanabe broke the Olympic record for the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics during the semi-final. In the final, he finished 6th.
At the Kosuke Kitajima Cup in Tokyo he broke the long course 200 metre breaststroke world record in a time of 2:06.67. He is also the first swimmer ever to go under 2:07.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Ippei Watanabe". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Race, Loretta. "Japan's Ippei Watanabe Rocks New 200 Breast World Record In Sub-2:07". Swim Swam. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links[]
- Ippei Watanabe at Olympic.org (archived)
- Ippei Watanabe at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Ippei Watanabe at Olympics.com
- Ippei Watanabe at Olympedia
- Ippei Watanabe at FINA
- Ippei Watanabe at SwimRankings.net
- Ippei Watanabe at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ippei Watanabe at FINA
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