Shiori Asaba
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Shiori Asaba |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | 4 August 2000 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Value Swimming School |
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Shiori Asaba (浅羽 栞 Asaba Shiori, born 4 August 2000) is a Japanese former competitive swimmer specializing in breaststroke events. At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she won the gold medal in the girls' 200 metres breaststroke.[1]
Biography
Asaba began swimming after following her older brother to his swimming school sessions.[2] She specialized in breaststroke from a young age and was strongly inspired by Olympic gold medalist Rie Kaneto.[3] She attended Hachioji Gakuen Hachioji High School and trained at the Value Swimming School. Asaba rose to national prominence on the high school circuit, finishing as the runner-up in the 200 metres breaststroke behind Runa Imai at the 2017 Japan Inter-High School Swimming Championships.
In October 2018, Asaba represented Japan at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[4] She claimed the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke with a winning time of 2:26.80, finishing ahead of Lithuania's Kotryna Teterevkova. She also earned a bronze medal as part of Japan's 4×100 metres freestyle relay team.[5]
In February 2019, Asaba won her first senior domestic title, placing first in the 200 metres breaststroke at the Japan Open. She subsequently entered Waseda University's School of Sport Sciences, competing for the university's swimming club. During her collegiate career, she served as the captain of the women's swimming department and secured individual podium finishes at the Japan Inter-College Swimming Championships. Following her graduation from Waseda University, Asaba retired from competitive swimming.[6]
References
- ↑ Final results
- ↑ "【連載】『令和４年度卒業記念特集』第52回 浅羽栞／競泳" (in 日本語). Waseda Sports. 7 March 2023.
- ↑ "競泳女子、ユース金メダルで東京五輪への夢ふくらむ" (in 日本語). Olympic Games. 23 May 2021.
- ↑ "浅羽 栞 （あさば しおり）" (in 日本語). Japanese Olympic Committee. 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Final results
- ↑ "【連載】『令和４年度卒業記念特集』第52回 浅羽栞／競泳" (in 日本語). Waseda Sports. 7 March 2023.
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