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Kosuke Kitajima

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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 200 m breaststroke events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics – becoming the first and only swimmer to sweep the breaststroke events at consecutive Olympic games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Kosuke Kitajima is the 321st most popular swimmer (down from 231st in 2024), the 3,126th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,103rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Kosuke Kitajima ranks 321 out of 709. Before him are Carolyn Waldo, George DiCarlo, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Ben Proud, Martina Moravcová, and Manuela Stellmach. After him are Ryan Lochte, Gail Neall, Tom Dean, Robert Finke, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, and Ricardo Prado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Kosuke Kitajima ranks 639. Before him are Adriano Pereira da Silva, Joel Lundqvist, Hannah Ware, Joe Cheng, Kanstantsin Sivtsov, and Diana Taurasi. After him are Dascha Polanco, Mohammed Bijeh, Mikaël Roche, Souleymane Camara, Moïse Brou Apanga, and Sabrina.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kosuke Kitajima ranks 3,133 out of 6,245. Before him are Masahiko Inoha (1985), Koichi Sugiyama (1971), Mei Nagano (1999), Shinichi Muto (1973), Jessica Michibata (1984), and Yūki Ishikawa (1995). After him are Yuka Iguchi (1988), Riisa Naka (1989), Yoshinori Sembiki (1964), Masaya Honda (1973), Hideaki Kitajima (1978), and Takamitsu Ota (1970).

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Among SWIMMERS In Japan

Among swimmers born in Japan, Kosuke Kitajima ranks 9. Before him are Kusuo Kitamura (1917), Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (1903), Hideko Maehata (1914), Katsuo Takaishi (1906), Shiro Hashizume (1928), and Daichi Suzuki (1967). After him are Mikako Kotani (1966), Akiko Kawase (1971), Junko Tanaka (1973), Ai Shibata (1982), Kosuke Hagino (1994), and Yoko Isoda (1978).

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