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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1974-10-08) October 8, 1974 (age 47) | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley | |
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