is a male

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

retired male

medley Medley or Medleys may refer to: Sports *Medley swimming, races requiring multiple swimming styles * Medley relay races at track meets Music *Medley (music), multiple pieces strung together People *Medley (surname), list of people with this nam ...

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Swimming career

Kinugasa represented

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at two consecutive

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, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning two gold medals at the

1997 Summer Universiade The 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, took place in the island of Sicily, Italy. The United States topped the medal table. Venues Catania * Stadio Angelo Massimino — closing ceremonies and athletics * Teatro ...

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. Despite being of Japanese nationality he won the 200 metres medley title and the 400 metres medley title in 1997, at the ASA National British Championships.

References

1974 births Living people Japanese male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games bronze medalists in swimming Asian Games silver medalists in swimming {{japan-swimming-bio-stub