About Kyoko Iwasaki
Born 1978. Kyoko Iwasaki is a Japanese swimmer.
is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She was 14 years and 6 days old, making her the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the discipline of swimming at the time.
In 1998, the asteroid 35441 Kyoko was named after her.
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Who is Kyoko Iwasaki?
Japanese swimmer
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Kyoko Iwasaki was born on 21 July 1978 in Numazu.
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Kyoko Iwasaki is a swimmer.
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