Eri Yamanoi (山野井 絵理, Yamanoi Eri; born September 12, 1978 in Ibaraki) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who…
Eri Yamanoi (山野井 絵理, Yamanoi Eri; born September 12, 1978 in Ibaraki) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Naoko Imoto, and Suzu Chiba. On her individual starts, in the 400m freestyle, she ended up in 7th place, clocking 4:11.68 in the final; and in tenth place in the 800m freestyle with a time of 8:40.47 (preliminary heats). A year later, Yamanoi won the gold medal in the 400 free at the Summer Universiade. In 1998, she finished third in the 800m freestyle at the Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. She is a graduate of Ina Junior High School in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki, known locally for its Olympic-size swimming pool.
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Tomohiro Yamanoi (山野井 智広, Yamanoi Tomohiro; born June 4, 1977) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.
Hiroshi Yoneyama (米山 弘, Yoneyama Hiroshi; 1908 in Ibaraki – January 24, 1988) was a Japanese swimmer who competed in…
Hiroshi Yoneyama (米山 弘, Yoneyama Hiroshi; 1908 in Ibaraki – January 24, 1988) was a Japanese swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. A graduate of Waseda University, Yoneyama was a member of the Japanese team which won the silver medal for the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay event at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He also placed fifth in the semifinal of the 400 meter freestyle event, and did not advance.