- Mayumi Aoki
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This article is about the Japanese swimmer. For the Japanese fighter, see Mayumi Aoki (fighter).
Mayumi Aoki Medal recordWomen's swimming Competitor for Japan Olympic Games Gold 1972 Munich 100 m butterfly World Aquatics Championships Bronze 1973 Belgrade 100 m butterfly Mayumi Aoki (青木まゆみ , born May 1, 1953) is a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where she received a gold medal in 100 m butterfly.[1] She received a bronze medal at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade.
World records
Aoki improved the world record in 100 m butterly two times in 1972 (1:03.9 and 1:03.34).
Awards
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1989.[2][3]
References
- ^ "1972 Olympics – Munchen, Germaney – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 5, 2008)
- ^ "ISHOF 1989 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 5, 2008)
- ^ "MAYUMI AOKI (JPN) – 1989 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 5, 2008)
Olympic Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly 1956: Shelley Mann • 1960: Carolyn Schuler • 1964: Sharon Stouder • 1968: Lyn McClements • 1972: Mayumi Aoki • 1976: Kornelia Ender • 1980: Caren Metschuck • 1984: Mary T. Meagher • 1988: Kristin Otto • 1992: Hong Qian • 1996: Amy Van Dyken • 2000: Inge de Bruijn • 2004: Petria Thomas • 2008: Libby Trickett
Categories:- 1953 births
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- Japanese swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Japan
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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