Aya Terakawa

Aya Terakawa
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1984-11-12) November 12, 1984 (age 39)
Osaka
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbackstroke
ClubMIZUNO
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 200m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Irvine 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Irvine 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley

Aya Terakawa (寺川綾, Terakawa Aya) (born November 12, 1984) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer;[2] she announced her retirement from competitions in early December 2013.[3] She is married to former swimmer Daisuke Hosokawa.[4]

  1. ^ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". JOC.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Aya Terakawa". JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Japanese swimming star Terakawa announces retirement". business-standard.com. December 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Aya Terakawa". Infostradasports.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.