Yoshimi Nishigawa

Yoshimi Nishigawa
Nishigawa at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1953-04-08) April 8, 1953
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, medley
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
1970 Bangkok 100 m freestyle
1970 Bangkok 200 m freestyle
1970 Bangkok 200 m medley
1970 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle
1970 Bangkok 4×100 m medley
1974 Tehran 100 m freestyle
1974 Tehran 200 m freestyle
1974 Tehran 200 m medley
1974 Tehran 4×100 m freestyle
1974 Tehran 4×100 m medley

Yoshimi Nishigawa (西側よしみ, born April 8, 1953) is a retired Japanese swimmer who won ten gold medals at the Asian Games in 1970 and 1974. A versatile swimmer, she competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics in three events at each games and reached the final on five occasions. She married the Olympic rower Takashi Murayama.[1]

References

  1. ^ Yoshimi Nishigawa. sports-reference.com