Yui Ohashi

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Yui Ohashi (Japanese: 大橋 悠依, Hepburn: Ōhashi Yui; born 18 October 1995) is a retired Japanese swimmer, specializing in the medley events. She became the first Japanese woman to dip beneath the 2:08-barrier in the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, finishing with a silver-medal time and a national record of 2:07.91.[1][2][3][4]

Born (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 30)
Hikone, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
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Yui Ohashi
Ohashi in 2020
Personal information
Born (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 30)
Hikone, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
ClubItoman Toshin
College teamToyo University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Japan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 0 1 1
Pan Pacific Championships 2 0 0
Asian Games 1 2 0
Total 5 3 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo400 m medley
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Budapest200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gwangju400 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Tokyo200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2018 Tokyo400 m medley
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta400 m medley
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta4×200 m freestyle
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tokyo200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tokyo400 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei4×200 m freestyle
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Ohashi qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She won Japan's second gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning the Women's 400m individual medley. She also won the gold medal in the Women's 200m individual medley.

Career best times

Long course meters

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Event Time Meet Location Date Notes
200 m individual medley 2:07.91 2017 World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary 24 July 2017 NR
400 m individual medley 4:30.82 2018 Japan Swim Tokyo, Japan 08 March 2018 NR
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Legend: NRJapanese record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

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