Yukihiro Matsushita

Yukihiro Matsushita
Personal information
Full nameYukihiro Matsushita
Nationality Japan
Born (1973-06-05) 5 June 1973
Hyogo, Japan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly
College teamChuo University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Atlanta4x100 m medley
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima4x100m medley

Yukihiro Matsushita (松下 幸広, Matsushita Yukihiro; born 5 June 1973) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Matsushita graduated from Ichikawa High School in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and was a member of the school's swim team.[1]

Matsushita won the gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan. He was also a member of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay teams at the same Games.[2]

At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Matshuita competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre butterfly. Matsushita finished 35th in the freestyle, with a time of 23.60 seconds,[3] and 20th in the butterfly, with a time of 54.50 seconds.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "市川高水泳部３月末休部へ　県総体男子最多３１度Ｖ、五輪代表も輩出" [Ichikawa High School's swimming club to be suspended at the end of March, winning the prefectural national championships with 31 wins, including Olympic representation]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Swimming". Hiroshima City University. Archived from the original on 4 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "50 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "100 metres Butterfly, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
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