Yuya Horihata
Japanese swimmer (born 1990)
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Yuya Horihata (堀畑 裕也, Horihata Yūya; born 30 July 1990) is a Japanese swimmer, born in Ama County, Aichi.[1] He won two medals at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, gold in the men's 400 m medley and bronze in the men's 200 m medley.[2]
Nationality
Japan
Born30 July 1990
Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
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| Born | 30 July 1990 Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Nippon Sport Science | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Horihata competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, advancing to the final and finishing 6th in the 400 metre individual medley. He also swam on the Japanese team in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay that placed 9th in the heats and missed the top-8 cutoff for the final.[1]