Ryuichi Shibata
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 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 December 1983 Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Arena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Toshiaki Kurosawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ryuichi Shibata (柴田 隆一 Shibata Ryuichi, born December 14, 1983 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] Shibata broke both his personal best and Japanese record of 1:51.30 at the 2007 FINA World Cup in Singapore, until it was finally smashed by Hidemasa Sano at the Japan Swimming Open in 2010.[2] Shibata is a student at Nihon University in Tokyo.
In 2006, Shibata won a bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar (1:56.44), and a silver at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (1:55.82), finishing behind American swimmer and world-record holder Michael Phelps.[3][4]
Shibata qualified for the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 1:55.57 from the Olympic trials in Tokyo. His surprising triumph also suffered a major upset for two-time Olympic medalist Takashi Yamamoto, who finished only in third place and thereby failed to compete at his supposedly fourth games.[5][6] Shibata recorded an eleventh fastest time of 1:55.82 in the preliminary heats to secure his spot for the semifinals.[7][8] Followed by the next morning's session, Shibata failed to qualify for the final, as he finished his semifinal run with a fourth-slowest time of 1:56.17.[9]
References
- ↑ "Ryuichi Shibata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Japan Open: Tang Yi, Jiao Liuyang, Hidemasa Sano Set Respective National Records". Swimming World Magazine. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ Marsteller, Jason (6 December 2006). "China Dominates Women's Meet, Splits With Japan in Men's Action at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Phelps breaks own 200 fly world record at Pan Pacific". ESPN. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Olympic Trials: Big Upset Happens on Fourth Night". Swimming World Magazine. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Shibata outsprints Matsuda in 200 fly". The Japan Times Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ Lohn, John (11 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Michael Phelps Paces 200 Fly Prelims With Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 5". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly Semifinal 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 December 2012.