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Naoko Imoto

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Naoko Imoto
Personal information
Full nameNaoko Imoto
Nationality Japan
Born (1976-05-20) May 20, 1976
Aichi, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Japan
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 Edmonton4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1991 Edmonton4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1995 Atlanta4x100 m freestyle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1994 Hiroshima100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1990 Beijing50 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1995 Fukuoka200m Freestyle

Naoko Imoto (井本 直歩子, Imoto Naoko; born May 20, 1976) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Eri Yamanoi, and Suzu Chiba.[1][2]

In 2020, Imoto received the Olympic Flame in a ceremony in Greece to be transferred to Japan for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Naoko Imoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. "Naoko Imoto". JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
  3. "Coronavirus pandemic: Ex-Japanese swimmer Naoko Imoto appointed last-minute stand-in to receive Olympic flame in Athens". Firstpost.com. March 18, 2020.