Natsumi Hoshi

Natsumi Hoshi

Hoshi at Kazan, Russia 2015
Personal information
National team  Japan
Born (1990-08-20) August 20, 1990
Saitama, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly

Natsumi Hoshi (born August 21, 1990) is a Japanese competitive swimmer noted for her success in the 200-meter butterfly event.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won her first Olympic medal, taking bronze, in the 200-meter butterfly.[3]

Hoshi studied sports science at Waseda University in Tokyo, and enjoys shopping in her spare time.[2]

References

  1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Natsumi Hoshi". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. Details on the 200m butterfly on the official London 2012 website


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