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| Born | (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) Tomisato, Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tokai University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genki Imamura (今村 元気, Imamura Genki, born March 17, 1982) is a Japanese swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. He finished 11th in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Imamura was named after the main character of the sports manga Ganbare Genki. At first, he competed in baseball, and only in high school started seriously training in swimming. In 2004, at the national championships he finished second after Kosuke Kitajima in the 200 m breaststroke. He thus qualified for the 2004 Olympics, but did not reach the finals. His peak came in 2005 when he won the national title in 200 m breaststroke, beating Kitajima, and finished second in the 100 m breaststroke. He then won a bronze medal at the World Championships, a bronze medal at the Universiade, and three medals at the 2005 East Asian Games.
References
- Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV – Tome IV Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
- Genki Imamura Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- 今村 元気. Japan Olympic Committee. joc.or.jp
- 競泳・男子２００メートル平泳ぎ 今村 元気 ２２（翔泳会）. yomiuri.co.jp
- 北島康介が敗れる波乱 （１／３） 競泳日本選手権 第１日 Archived 2005-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp (2005-04-21).
- 今村元気（いまむらげんき）プロフィール. swimmingview.net
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Tomisato
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Tokai University alumni
- Olympic swimmers for Japan
- Japanese male breaststroke swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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