Kitajima, who was born in Tokyo, was the world record holder in the 100 m breaststroke that he set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics – this mark was broken by Brenton Rickard. He was also bronze medal winner in the same Olympics in the 4×100 m medley relay. He edged out his main rival Brendan Hansen who finished fourth while Kitajima won the gold medal and set the new world record.
He received four gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals in total at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.[3]
His most significant rival in the breaststroke was the American swimmer Brendan Hansen. They dueled at events such as the 2005 World Championships, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2003 World Championships. Kitajima set both world records for 100 m and 200 m breaststroke in the latter occasion. Later his best in 200 m was overcome by Dimitri Komornikov and then by Hansen, who also broke Kitajima's record in the 100 m. Kitajima regained the world record (58.91) in the 100 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kitajima regained the 200 m breaststroke world record in June 2008 at the Japan Open. His time of 2:07.51 shaved nearly a second off the previous record of 2:08.50 set by Hansen in 2006.[4]
During the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kitajima generated buzz for his primal screams of exuberance after edging out Hansen in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke for the gold. At a pool side interview (3'24") following his victory in the 100 m, Kosuke Kitajima also popularised the phrase 'cho-kimochi-ii,' meaning "I feel really good." The word went on to win the 2004 U-Can Neologisms and Vogue Words contest.[5]
During his gold medal winning 100 m breaststroke race at the 2004 Olympics, he used an illegal dolphin kick on a pull-out, although he was not disqualified, and the rules were changed less than one year later to allow a single dolphin kick after the start and after each turn.[6][7][8]
Kitajima retired in April 2016 after missing qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was attempting to qualify for his fifth Olympics.[9]
Personal bests
In long course swimming pools Kitajima's bests are:
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kosuke, kitajima, 北島, 康介, kitajima, kōsuke, born, september, 1982, japanese, retired, breaststroke, swimmer, gold, medals, breaststroke, events, 2004, summer, olympics, 2008, summer, olympics, becoming, first, only, swimmer, sweep, breaststroke, events, consec. Kosuke Kitajima 北島 康介 Kitajima Kōsuke born September 22 1982 is a Japanese retired breaststroke swimmer He won gold medals at the men s 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics becoming the first and only swimmer to sweep the breaststroke events at consecutive Olympic games 2 Kosuke KitajimaPersonal informationNationality JapanBorn 1982 09 22 September 22 1982 age 40 Tokyo JapanHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in 1 Weight72 kg 159 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBreaststrokeMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting JapanEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 4 1 2World Championships LC 3 4 5World Championships SC 0 1 0Pan Pacific Championships 3 3 1Asian Games 7 1 0Total 17 10 8Olympic Games2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke2012 London 4 100 m medley2004 Athens 4 100 m medley2008 Beijing 4 100 m medleyWorld Championships LC 2003 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke2003 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke2007 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke2005 Montreal 100 m breaststroke2007 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke2007 Melbourne 4 100 m medley2011 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke2001 Fukuoka 200 m breaststroke2003 Barcelona 4 100 m medley2005 Montreal 50 m breaststroke2005 Montreal 4 100 m medley2013 Barcelona 4 100 m medleyWorld Championships SC 2002 Moscow 100 m breaststrokePan Pacific Championships2002 Yokohama 100 m breaststroke2010 Irvine 100 m breaststroke2010 Irvine 200 m breaststroke2006 Victoria 200 m breaststroke2006 Victoria 4 100 m medley2010 Irvine 4 100 m medley2006 Victoria 100 m breaststrokeAsian Games2002 Busan 100 m breaststroke2002 Busan 200 m breaststroke2002 Busan 4 100 m medley2006 Doha 100 m breaststroke2006 Doha 200 m breaststroke2006 Doha 4 100 m medley2010 Guangzhou 4 100 m medley2006 Doha 50 m breaststroke Contents 1 Major achievements 2 Personal bests 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMajor achievements EditKitajima who was born in Tokyo was the world record holder in the 100 m breaststroke that he set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics this mark was broken by Brenton Rickard He was also bronze medal winner in the same Olympics in the 4 100 m medley relay He edged out his main rival Brendan Hansen who finished fourth while Kitajima won the gold medal and set the new world record He received four gold medals one silver and two bronze medals in total at the 2004 2008 and 2012 Olympics 3 His most significant rival in the breaststroke was the American swimmer Brendan Hansen They dueled at events such as the 2005 World Championships 2004 Summer Olympics and 2003 World Championships Kitajima set both world records for 100 m and 200 m breaststroke in the latter occasion Later his best in 200 m was overcome by Dimitri Komornikov and then by Hansen who also broke Kitajima s record in the 100 m Kitajima regained the world record 58 91 in the 100 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kitajima regained the 200 m breaststroke world record in June 2008 at the Japan Open His time of 2 07 51 shaved nearly a second off the previous record of 2 08 50 set by Hansen in 2006 4 During the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Kitajima generated buzz for his primal screams of exuberance after edging out Hansen in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke for the gold At a pool side interview 3 24 following his victory in the 100 m Kosuke Kitajima also popularised the phrase cho kimochi ii meaning I feel really good The word went on to win the 2004 U Can Neologisms and Vogue Words contest 5 During his gold medal winning 100 m breaststroke race at the 2004 Olympics he used an illegal dolphin kick on a pull out although he was not disqualified and the rules were changed less than one year later to allow a single dolphin kick after the start and after each turn 6 7 8 Kitajima retired in April 2016 after missing qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro He was attempting to qualify for his fifth Olympics 9 Personal bests EditIn long course swimming pools Kitajima s bests are 50 m breaststroke 27 30 13 April 2010 100 m breaststroke 58 90 3 April 2012 200 m breaststroke 2 07 51 8 June 2008 See also EditWorld record progression 100 metres breaststroke World record progression 200 metres breaststroke List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic medalistsReferences Edit Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics joc or jp Japanese Olympic Committee Retrieved 17 January 2014 Clarey Christopher August 13 2008 Kitajima Completes Breaststroke Double Again The New York Times Odeven Ed Kitajima eyes three peat Japan Times 3 June 2012 p 16 Kitajima supplants American Hansen s world breaststroke mark Retrieved 2008 06 10 2004 Annual Grand Prix Archived from the original on 2007 03 15 Retrieved 2007 07 24 The New Rule That Could Sink Michael Phelps The Atlantic 27 July 2012 The Cheatingest Move in Swimming How a South African Used Illegal Dolphin Kicks to Win Gold 7 August 2012 More Breaststroke Dolphin Kick Controversy 26 October 2007 Lord Craig April 8 2016 Bye Says King Frog Kosuke Kitajima Four Games Four Golds Pantheon Bound Swimvortex Archived from the original on September 12 2017 Retrieved April 8 2016 External links EditKITAJIMA Kosuke International Who s Who accessed September 4 2006 Official website in Japanese Profile London 2012 Official Website 1 RecordsPreceded byMike Barrowman Men s 200 metre breaststrokeworld record holder long course October 2 2002 June 15 2003 Succeeded byDmitry KomornikovPreceded byRoman Sludnov Men s 100 metre breaststrokeworld record holder long course July 21 2003 July 8 2004 Succeeded byBrendan HansenPreceded byDmitry Komornikov Men s 200 metre breaststrokeworld record holder long course July 24 2003 July 11 2004 Succeeded byBrendan HansenPreceded byBrendan Hansen Men s 200 metre breaststrokeworld record holder long course June 8 2008 July 30 2009 Succeeded byChristian SprengerPreceded byBrendan Hansen Men s 100 metre breaststrokeworld record holder long course August 11 2008 July 27 2009 Succeeded byBrenton RickardAwardsPreceded byIan Thorpe Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year2003 Succeeded byIan ThorpePreceded byPark Tae Hwan Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year2007 2008 Succeeded byZhang LinPreceded byZhang Lin Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year2010 Succeeded bySun Yang Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kosuke Kitajima Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kosuke Kitajima amp oldid 1104272590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
