Akihiro Yamaguchi
Akihiro Yamaguchi (山口 観弘, Yamaguchi Akihiro, born September 11, 1994) is a retired Japanese swimmer and former world record holder who specializes in the breaststroke.
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| Full name | Akihiro Yamaguchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 11, 1994 Kagoshima Prefecture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DC Shibushi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2011 World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Yamaguchi won a total of four medals: one gold and three silvers. His gold came in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:11.70.
On September 15, 2012, at the National Sports Festival of Japan, he set a new world record in the 200-meter breaststroke (long course) with a time of 2:07.01, bettering the previous record of 2:07.28.
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