Tomoko Nagai
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1981 Tokushima Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba[1] |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | OKSS |
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Tomoko Nagai (永井 奉子, Nagai Tomoko, born May 5, 1981) is a Japanese swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships. Her team finished in fifth place, but the Australian and US squads were disqualified.[2] She also competed in three events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her best achievement was fifth place in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 永井 奉子. Japan Olympic Committee. joc.or.jp
- ↑ The Australian team was disqualified for jumping into the pool in celebration before all teams finished the race. The US team was disqualified for improper changeover, but were later given a second set of gold medals:
Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV[permanent dead link]. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
SWIMMING; Thorpe Wins; U.S. Relay Is Disqualified. New York Times (July 26, 2001) - ↑ Tomoko Nagai. sports-reference.com
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Japan
- Japanese female freestyle swimmers
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Tokushima Prefecture