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Full name
  
Ai Shibata

Height
  
1.76 m

Nationality
  
Japan

Weight
  
61 kg

Name
  
Ai Shibata

Strokes
  
Freestyle swimming

Role
  
Swimmer


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Born
  
14 May 1982 (age 41) (
1982-05-14
)
Dazaifu, Fukuoka

Education
  
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

Olympic medals
  
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣, Shibata Ai, born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race and became the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event. She graduated from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.

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Her brother is also a world class swimmer.

References

Ai Shibata Wikipedia