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Yukiko Osada

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Nationality
  
Japan

Strokes
  
Butterfly

Sport
  
Swimming


Weight
  
56 kg (123 lb)

Height
  
1.64 m (5 ft 4 ⁄2 in)

Name
  
Yukiko Osada

Born
  
14 May 1981 (age 42) (
1981-05-14
)
Yamanashi, Japan

Yukiko Osada (長田 友喜子, Osada Yukiko, born May 14, 1981 in Yamanashi) is a retired Japanese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. Osada won two bronze medals in the 200 m butterfly and the medley relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea.

Osada qualified for the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 2:09.97 from the national championships. In the morning's preliminary heats, she recorded the eighth fastest qualifying time of 2:11.20 to secure her spot in the semifinal run. On the evening session, Osada failed to qualify for the final run, as she placed thirteenth overall in the semifinals, with a fourth slowest time of 2:11.35.

References

Yukiko Osada Wikipedia