Kanako Watanabe
Watanabe (left) wins silver in Kazan
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| Full name | Kanako Watanabe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Japan |
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| Born | 15 November 1996 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanako Watanabe (born 15 November 1996) is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. She competed in the 2012 London Olympics at the age of 15 for the 200m Women's Breaststroke event.[2][3]
Her swimming coach is Ryuji Omi. She is the daughter of Keiji and Emiko Watanabe.
Watanabe won the silver medal in the 200m medley at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. She also won a gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke, and she gave the gold medal to her coach, in a gesture of gratitude to him.[4]
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| Preceded by | Mixed 4 × 50 metres freestyle relay world record-holder 18 October 2013 – 21 October 2013 With: Shinri Shioura, Sayaka Akase, Kenta Ito |
Succeeded by Florent Manaudou, Jérémy Stravius, Mélanie Henique, Anna Santamans |
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