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    Kosuke Kitajima (北島 康介, Kitajima Kōsuke, born September 22, 1982) is a Japanese retired breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals at the men's 100 m and...
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  • Keizō Kitajima, Japanese photographer Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer Osamu Kitajima, Japanese electronic music composer and performer Manabu Kitajima, Japanese...
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  • Kōsuke, Kosuke or Kousuke (written: 康介, 康裕, 康祐, 浩介, 浩輔, 浩祐, 公介, 公輔, 公祐, 公亮, 幸介, 幸佑, 孝介, 孝亮, 孝輔, 孝助, 康介, 宏介, 紘介, 広祐, 光祐, 光佑, 光将, 耕助, 耕輔, 耕佑, 興輔, 昂輔, 晃佑...
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  • themed clothes. Furthermore, the issue contains interviews with Oda and Kōsuke Kitajima. The promotions surrounding Strong World boosted the sales of the One...
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    a controversy at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens after Japan's Kosuke Kitajima won the gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke race over American Brendan...
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  • August 14 and 15. After finishing fourth in Sydney (2000), Japan's Kosuke Kitajima edged out U.S. swimmer and world-record holder Brendan Hansen to claim...
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  • board with eight medals after a sterling breaststroke double from Kosuke Kitajima. A total of eight world records and twenty-five Olympic records were...
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  • records were broken during the Games. In addition, Japanese Swimming Kosuke Kitajima was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Games. Busan...
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    relay. There was controversy over Kosuke Kitajima's win in the 100-meter breaststroke. The U.S. team accused Kitajima of using an illegal dolphin kick...
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  • Japan's Ryo Tateishi powered home with a bronze in 2:08.29 to edge out Kosuke Kitajima (2:08.35) by six-hundredths of a second, ending the defending champion's...
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  • After missing out the semifinals in Sydney four years earlier, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima shattered one of the longest-standing Olympic swimming records when...
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    1998: Frédérik Deburghgraeve (BEL) 2001: Roman Sludnov (RUS) 2003: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2005: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2007: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2009: Brenton...
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    07.005. ISSN 0167-9457. PMID 18986721. Carlson, Reid (2020-03-27). "Kosuke Kitajima and the Dolphin Kicks That Changed Breaststroke Forever". SwimSwam...
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    1 16 2. Mark Spitz 4 1 1 6 3. Alexander Popov 4 1 0 5 4. Roland Matthes 4 0 1 5 5. Tamás Darnyi 4 0 0 4 Kosuke Kitajima 4 0 0 4 Léon Marchand 4 0 0 4...
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    The men's awards have been dominated by Asian swimmers since 2006. Kosuke Kitajima (Japan) was the first non-Australian swimmer to win the award more...
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  • record during the high-tech bodysuit era. Japan's Ryosuke Irie (52.92), Kosuke Kitajima (58.64), Takeshi Matsuda (51.20), and Takuro Fujii (48.50) held on...
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  • (USA) 2001: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2003: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2005: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2007: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2009: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2011: Dániel...
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  • (USA) 2001: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2003: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2005: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2007: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2009: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2011: Dániel...
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  • at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. Japan's Kosuke Kitajima blasted a new Olympic record of 2:07.64 to strike another breaststroke...
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  • details Kosuke Kitajima  Japan 2:09.44 OR Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 2:10.80 Brendan Hansen  United States 2:10.87 2008 Beijing details Kosuke Kitajima  Japan...
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  • at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. Japan's Kosuke Kitajima set a new world record of 58.91 to defend his Olympic title in the...
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    Charles Daniels  United States Swimming 1904–1908 Summer M 4 1 2 7 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan Swimming 2004–2012 Summer M 4 1 2 7 Lloyd Spooner  United States...
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    3 Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica Athletics 2004 Summer F 2 0 1 3 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan Swimming 2004 Summer M 2 0 1 3 Enrico Fabris  Italy Speed skating...
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  • swimmer. Kimura was a 200-metre breaststroke silver medalist behind Kosuke Kitajima at both the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, but got the better of the Olympic...
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  • course) 29 July 2009 – present Succeeded by Incumbent Awards Preceded by Kosuke Kitajima Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year 2009 Succeeded by Kosuke Kitajima...
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    (USA) 2001: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2003: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2005: Brendan Hansen (USA) 2007: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2009: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2011: Dániel...
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  • Ivar Ballangrud  Norway Speed skating 1928–1936 Winter M 4 2 1 137 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan Swimming 2004–2012 Summer M 4 1 2 Libby Trickett  Australia...
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    London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2011. "Daniel Gyurta Overtakes Kosuke Kitajima for 200 Breast Gold". Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2011. Archived...
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  • and a national record in 59.53. Japan's defending Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima witnessed his three-peat bid come to an end with a fifth-place time...
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    successfully defended Olympic titles in their respective classes. Swimmer Kosuke Kitajima became the most successful Japanese athlete in these games, striking...
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