Daichi Suzuki

Daichi Suzuki
Daichi Suzuki in 2023
Personal information
Full name鈴木 大地
NationalityJapanese
Born (1967-03-10) March 10, 1967 (age 57)
Narashino, Chiba
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamJuntendo University
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Brisbane 100 m backstroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 200 m backstroke
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul 4×100 m medley

Daichi Suzuki (鈴木 大地, Suzuki Daichi) (born March 10, 1967, in Narashino, Chiba) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Japan's First Chief Commissioner of Sports Agency (2015 - 2020). Chair of Japan Swimming Federation (2013 - 2015, 2021 - ). Vice President of Asia Aquatics (2016 - ). Bureau Member of World Aquatics (2017 - ). Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Sports Science at Juntendo University.