Kenji Ikeda (池田健二, Ikeda Kenji) (born 1960) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Asian Games, in 1978 and 1982 where he won a total of four gold medals and a bronze one.[1] He is best known for breaking a record at a 100m backstroke competition from the 1978 Asian Games while only 18 years of age. He became the first athlete in Asia to break the 1-minute mark in the men's 100-meter backstroke, timing 59.91 to take the gold medal for Japan.[2][3] He held the record until 1983.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1982 Asian Games Men's Medal Winners". olympiandatabase.com. Olympian Database. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Redmond, Ron (November 27, 1982). "Japan and South Korea made waves in swimming and..." United Press International. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Sports News Briefs December 1978". The New York Times. December 18, 1978. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lukman Niode, Olimpian Indonesia Sekaligus Pencetak Rekor". CNN Indonesia. April 17, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2024.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Ikeda
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