Miyu Namba Explained
Miyu Namba |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Birth Date: | 31 May 2002 |
Birth Place: | Nara, Japan[1] |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Medaltemplates: | [2] |
is a Japanese swimmer.[3]
At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, Namba won a silver medal in the Women's 400m freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle.[4] In the 2019 World Cup, she took bronze in the 400m freestyle. She placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
In April 2021, Namba qualified to represent Japan at the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 400m freestyle qualifying competition, Namba was ahead of the field for most of the race, but lost to Waka Kobori with a time of 4:06.36 against Kobori's 4:06.34.[5] Namba won the 800m freestyle qualifying final in 8:26.61, with Kobori second with 8:26.67.[6]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Namba finished 20th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:13.49, and 17th in the 800m freestyle at 8:32.04, and did not qualify for either final.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Miyu Namba . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 13 August 2021 . 13 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813135409/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1315955-namba-miyu.htm . dead.
- Web site: 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Day 2 – Meet Results . . 13 August 2021 . 24 August 2018.
- Web site: Miyu Namba (profile) . fina.org . Fédération internationale de natation . 10 June 2021.
- Web site: Miyu Namba (medals) . fina.org . Fédération internationale de natation . 10 June 2021.
- Web site: Retta . Race . 2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Live Recap . swimswam.com . 4 April 2021 . 10 June 2021 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413043725/https://swimswam.com/2021-japanese-olympic-trials-day2-live-recap/ . live.
- Web site: Retta . Race . 2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 7 Finals Live Recap . swimswam.com . 9 April 2021 . 10 June 2021.
- Web site: Results summary: women's 400m Freestyle . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 25 July 2021 . 9 August 2021 . 26 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726152742/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW400MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf . dead.
- Web site: Results summary: women's 800m Freestyle . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 29 July 2021 . 9 August 2021 . 26 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726152742/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW400MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf . dead.