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Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1960 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kenji Ikeda (池田健二, Ikeda Kenji) (born 1960) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Asian Games, in 1978 and 1982 where he won a total of four gold medals and a bronze one.[1] He is best known for breaking a record at a 100m backstroke competition from the 1978 Asian Games while only 18 years of age. He became the first athlete in Asia to break the 1-minute mark in the men's 100-meter backstroke, timing 59.91 to take the gold medal for Japan.[2][3] He held the record until 1983.[4]