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| Full name | Ai Shibata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-05-14)14 May 1982 (age 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣,Shibata Ai; born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese former swimmer. At the2004 Summer Olympics, she won thegold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race.[1] She was the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event.[2]She attended theNational Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.[3] In 2008 Shibata announced her retirement.[2][4]
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