SWIMMER
Ai Shibata
1982 - Today

Ai Shibata
Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣, Shibata Ai; born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese former swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race. She was the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event. She attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ai Shibata is the 426th most popular swimmer (up from 481st in 2019), the 3,871st most popular biography from Japan (down from 3,506th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Japanese Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Ai Shibata ranks 426 out of 709. Before her are Ahmed Hafnaoui, Natalie du Toit, Stephanie Rice, Tom Malchow, Spyridon Gianniotis, and Manon van Rooijen. After her are Chantal Groot, Summer McIntosh, Luo Xuejuan, Melvin Stewart, Duncan Goodhew, and Jennie Johansson.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAhmed Hafnaoui
2002 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 420
Natalie du Toit
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 421
Stephanie Rice
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 422
Tom Malchow
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 423
Spyridon Gianniotis
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 424
Manon van Rooijen
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 425
Ai Shibata
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 426
Chantal Groot
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 427
Summer McIntosh
2006 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 428
Luo Xuejuan
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 429
Melvin Stewart
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 430
Duncan Goodhew
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 431
Jennie Johansson
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 432
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Ai Shibata ranks 1,072. Before her are Issah Gabriel Ahmed, Jun Muramatsu, Giovanni Pasquale, Mohammad Nosrati, Manon van Rooijen, and Daniel Muñoz de la Nava. After her are David Cobeño, Nienke Kingma, Fairuz Fauzy, Samm Levine, Simone Missick, and Kenny van Hummel.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsIssah Gabriel Ahmed
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 1,066
Jun Muramatsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 1,067
Giovanni Pasquale
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 1,068
Mohammad Nosrati
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 1,069
Manon van Rooijen
SWIMMER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 1,070
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 1,071
Ai Shibata
SWIMMER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 1,072
David Cobeño
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 1,073
Nienke Kingma
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 1,074
Fairuz Fauzy
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 1,075
Samm Levine
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 1,076
Simone Missick
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 1,077
Kenny van Hummel
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 1,078
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ai Shibata ranks 3,884 out of 6,245. Before her are Naoto Matsuo (1979), Jun Muramatsu (1982), Hideki Sahara (1978), Shuichi Akai (1981), Kazuki Hiramoto (1981), and Koki Niwa (1994). After her are Kozo Yuki (1979), Kotaro Yamazaki (1978), Naoki Yamada (1990), Tomonobu Yokoyama (1985), Arata Sugiyama (1980), and Ayaka Nishiwaki (1989).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsNaoto Matsuo
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 3,878
Jun Muramatsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 3,879
Hideki Sahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 3,880
Shuichi Akai
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 3,881
Kazuki Hiramoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 3,882
Koki Niwa
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 3,883
Ai Shibata
SWIMMER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 3,884
Kozo Yuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 3,885
Kotaro Yamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 3,886
Naoki Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 3,887
Tomonobu Yokoyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2024
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 3,888
Arata Sugiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 3,889
Ayaka Nishiwaki
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 3,890
Among SWIMMERS In Japan
Among swimmers born in Japan, Ai Shibata ranks 10. Before her are Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (1903), Hideko Maehata (1914), Katsuo Takaishi (1906), Shiro Hashizume (1928), Daichi Suzuki (1967), and Kosuke Kitajima (1982). After her are Kosuke Hagino (1994), Daiya Seto (1994), Ryosuke Irie (1990), Reiko Nakamura (1982), Takeshi Matsuda (1984), and Satomi Suzuki (1991).
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
1903 - 1986
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 4
Hideko Maehata
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5
Katsuo Takaishi
1906 - 1966
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 6
Shiro Hashizume
1928 - 2023
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 7
Daichi Suzuki
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 8
Kosuke Kitajima
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 9
Ai Shibata
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 10
Kosuke Hagino
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 11
Daiya Seto
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 12
Ryosuke Irie
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 13
Reiko Nakamura
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 14
Takeshi Matsuda
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 15
Satomi Suzuki
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 16