Aki Yazawa
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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1991 Iida, Nagano, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | K1, Kayak cross, C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aki Yazawa (矢澤 亜希, Yazawa Aki; born November 5, 1991) is a Japanese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.[1]
Yazawa participed in three Olympic Games. She finished in 20th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] She represented the host nation at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where she finished 19th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal. She also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing 17th in the K1 event and 36th in kayak cross.[4]
Her brother Kazuki Yazawa is also an Olympic slalom canoeist.[5]
