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Ai Shibata

Ai Shibata

Japanese swimmer (born 1982)

Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣, Shibata Ai, born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race.[1] She was the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event.[2] She attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.[3] In 2008 Shibata announced her retirement.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "プロフィール 柴田 亜衣" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Swimmer Shibata Announces Retirement". The Japan Times. December 12, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "柴田亜衣（競泳女子金メダリスト） 遊び半分の言葉 現実に". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). December 22, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2018.


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