| Medal record | |||
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| Women's swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2004 Athens[1] | 800 m freestyle | |
| World Championships - Long Course | |||
| Silver | 2005 Montreal[2] | 400 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2005 Montreal | 800 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2007 Melbourne[3] | 400 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2007 Melbourne | 1500 m freestyle | |
Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣 Shibata Ai?, born May 14, 1982 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race and became the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event. Her brother is also a world class swimmer.
External links
References
- ^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Montreal 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ 12th FINA World Championships. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
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1968: Debbie Meyer | 1972: Keena Rothhammer | 1976: Petra Thuemer | 1980: Michelle Ford | 1984: Tiffany Cohen | 1988: Janet Evans | 1992: Janet Evans | 1996: Brooke Bennett | 2000: Brooke Bennett | 2004: Ai Shibata |
