Ishikawa Prefecture: 8 people
Moeka Kijima (木島 萌香, Kijima Moeka; born 2 September 1999) is a Japanese competitor in synchronised swimming.
Yuki Kobori (小堀 勇氣, Kobori Yūki; born 25 November 1993) is a Japanese competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 ×…
Yuki Kobori (小堀 勇氣, Kobori Yūki; born 25 November 1993) is a Japanese competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the latter Games.
Masako Asada (浅田雅子, Asada Masako; born 8 January 1971) is a Japanese diver. She competed in two events at the 1988…
Masako Asada (浅田雅子, Asada Masako; born 8 January 1971) is a Japanese diver. She competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Shunsuke Kaneto (金戸 俊介, Kaneto Shunsuke; born 5 January 1940) is a former Japanese diver who competed in the 1960…
Shunsuke Kaneto (金戸 俊介, Kaneto Shunsuke; born 5 January 1940) is a former Japanese diver who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Yoshihiko Osaki (大崎 剛彦, Ōsaki Yoshihiko; February 27, 1939 – April 28, 2015) was a Japanese swimmer. He competed at the…
Yoshihiko Osaki (大崎 剛彦, Ōsaki Yoshihiko; February 27, 1939 – April 28, 2015) was a Japanese swimmer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 200 metre breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. In 1984, Osaki helped establish the Japan Masters Swimming Association and served on its board until his death. During those years he popularized masters swimming both in Japan and internationally. In 1986, he organized the first FINA World masters championships in Tokyo, and since 1993 participated in every international masters competition. He had competed in five age groups, set 9 world masters records and won 7 world titles. In 2006 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in the Contributors category. Osaki died of interstitial pneumonia, aged 76. He was survived by two daughters, a son, and wife Yoshiko Sato, a fellow masters and Olympic swimmer.
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (山中 毅, Yamanaka Tsuyoshi; 18 January 1939 – 10 February 2017) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He…
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (山中 毅, Yamanaka Tsuyoshi; 18 January 1939 – 10 February 2017) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 400 m, 1500 m and 4 × 200 m events at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won four silver medals; he also helped Japan win a bronze relay medal in 1964 by swimming in the heat, and placed fourth in the 4 × 200 m relay in 1956 and in the 1500m in 1960. At the 1960 Olympics, he swam the fastest leg in the 4 × 200 m relay, yet his team lost to the United States. Yamanaka won the 400 m and 1500 m events at the 1958 Asian Games. Yamanaka studied in college at the University of Southern California, where he broke the 200 m world record three times within two months in 1961. He set two more records over 200 m earlier in 1958–59, but this distance was not an Olympic event in those years. Yamanaka also set a world record over 400 m in 1959 and three world records in the 4 × 200 m relay in 1959 and 1963. Yamanaka graduated from Waseda University and later headed the Itoman Swimming School in Osaka. In 1983 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In 1995, he unsuccessfully ran for the House of Councillors. Yamanaka's coach used pebbles to communicate with him during the training sessions – whenever Yamanaka would relax the coach would throw a pebble in his back. After the training Yamanaka had to collect the pebbles from the pool bottom. Yamanaka died from pneumonia on 10 February 2017 in Tokyo, at the age of 78.
Masami Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本 まさみ; born 2 September 1934) is a Japanese diver. She competed in two events at the 1952…
Masami Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本 まさみ; born 2 September 1934) is a Japanese diver. She competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Ryo Mabuchi (馬淵 良, 12 March 1933 – 22 November 2021) was a Japanese diver who won the 10 platform event at the 1958…
Ryo Mabuchi (馬淵 良, 12 March 1933 – 22 November 2021) was a Japanese diver who won the 10 platform event at the 1958 Asian Games. Together with his wife Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi, he competed in the springboard and platform at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed 12th–18th. His daughter Yoshino Mabuchi also became an Olympic diver. Mabuchi died of emphysema on 22 November 2021, at the age of 88.