(born 6 July 1978) is a former

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from

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. She competed for her native country at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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. There, she finished in fourth place in the 4x200m freestyle relay, alongside

Eri Yamanoi is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Nao ...

, Naoko Imoto, and

Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉すず, born August 11, 1975, in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m F ...

. On her sole individual start, in the 800m freestyle, she ended up in 21st place, clocking 8:55.77 in the preliminary heats.

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1978 births Living people Japanese female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub