Naoko Imoto

Naoko Imoto
Personal information
Full nameNaoko Imoto
Nationality Japan
Born (1976-05-20) May 20, 1976
Aichi, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Japan
Pan Pacific Championships
1991 Edmonton 4x100 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton 4x200 m freestyle
1995 Atlanta 4x100 m freestyle
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima 50 m freestyle
1994 Hiroshima 4x100 m freestyle
1994 Hiroshima 100 m freestyle
1990 Beijing 50 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
1995 Fukuoka 200m Freestyle

Naoko Imoto (井本 直歩子, Imoto Naoko; born May 20, 1976) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Eri Yamanoi, and Suzu Chiba.[1][2]

In 2020, Imoto received the Olympic Flame in a ceremony in Greece to be transferred to Japan for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Naoko Imoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Naoko Imoto". JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus pandemic: Ex-Japanese swimmer Naoko Imoto appointed last-minute stand-in to receive Olympic flame in Athens". Firstpost.com. March 18, 2020.
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