Jiro Miki

Jiro Miki
Personal information
Full name Jiro Miki
National team  Japan
Born (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983
Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Competitor for Japan
Asian Games
2002 Busan 200 m medley

Jiro Miki (三木 二郎 Miki Jiro, born May 31, 1983) is a Japanese former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), a double Olympic finalist in both 200 and 400 m individual medley, and a silver medalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Miki made his first Japanese team, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He failed to reach the top 8 final of the 200 m individual medley, finishing his semifinal run with a slowest time of 2:03.90.[2]

At the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Miki touched out China's Ouyang Kunpeng to earn a silver medal in the men's 200 m individual medley (2:02.07), giving Japan its straight 1–2 finish.[3][4]

Miki extended his swimming program at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in two medley events. He achieved FINA A-standards of 1:59.99 (200 m individual medley) and 4:14.79 (400 m individual medley) from the Olympic trials in Tokyo.[5][6] On the first day of the Games, Miki placed seventh in the 400 m individual medley with a time of 4:19.97, edging out Australia's Travis Nederpelt by 0.11 seconds.[7][8] Five days later, in the 200 m individual medley, Miki rounded out the top 8 final to last place in 2:02.16, five seconds behind winner, U.S. swimmer, and eventual Olympic record holder Michael Phelps.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Jiro Miki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 305–306. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Japan Takes Four of Five Events on Day One of Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Japan crush China on first day of Asiad swimming". Daily Times (Pakistan). 1 October 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Mochizuki, Hideki (20 April 2004). "Japanese Olympic Trials, Day One: Miki Smashes Asian Record in 400 IM; Yamada Nips Shibata to Take a Fast 400 Free". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Morita, Miki set National Records as Japanese Olympic Trials End". Swimming World Magazine. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Men's 400m Individual Medley Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "New World Record as Michael "the Machine" Lowers ‘his’ 400 IM Yet Again! Vendt takes Silver, as USA Goes 1–2". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Men's 200m Individual Medley Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Phelps wins 4th gold at Athens Olympics". Xinhua News Agency (People's Daily). 20 August 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men’s 200 Individual Medley, Day 5 Prelims: Laszlo Cseh Clocks Swift 1:59.50, Leads Michael Phelps into Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

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