Takashi Yamamoto (swimmer)

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Medal record
Men's swimming
Competitor for Flag of Japan Japan
Olympic Games
Silver 2004 Athens[1] 200 m butterfly
Bronze 2004 Athens 4x100 m medley
World Championships - Long Course
Silver 2007 Melbourne[2] 4x100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver 1999 Hong Kong 200 m butterfly
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver 1999 Sydney 200 m butterfly
Bronze 1999 Sydney 100 m butterfly
Bronze 1999 Sydney 4x100 m medley
Bronze 2006 Victoria 100 m butterfly

Takashi Yamamoto (山本 貴司 Yamamoto Takashi?, born July 23, 1978) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was also part of Japan's bronze medal-winning 4 x 100 m medley relay team.

Yamamoto also competed in the 100 m butterfly event, and qualified for the semifinals, but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final. The 2004 Games were Yamamoto's third Olympic Games. He had previously swum in the 1996 Olympic Games and 2000 Olympic Games, but did not receive a medal at either.

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