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Takuro Fujii

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Takuro Fujii
Fujii at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameTakuro Fujii
National team Japan
Born (1985-04-21) April 21, 1985 (age 39)
Kawachinagano, Japan
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships (LC) 0 0 1
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Irvine 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Irvine 100 m butterfly
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 100 m freestyle

Takuro Fujii (藤井 拓郎, Fujii Takurō, born April 21, 1985) is a Japanese competitive swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. He won the bronze medal by swimming the butterfly leg in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He followed this with a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, again in the medley relay, but this time by swimming the freestyle (anchor) leg.[1]

Personal bests

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In long course

  • 100 m freestyle: 48.73 Asian, Japanese Record (April 16, 2009)
  • 100 m butterfly: 51.28 Asian, Japanese Record (February 1, 2009)

In short course

  • 100 m freestyle: 46.85 Asian, Japanese Record (March 8, 2009)

References

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  1. ^ "Takuro Fujii". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 100-metre freestyle
Asian record-holder (long course)

16 April 2009 – 5 September 2013
Succeeded by