Kenji Watanabe
was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 7th place (2:14.70) in the Men's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was the grandson of Hisakichi Toyoda, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle in the 1932 Summer Olympics.At the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, Watanabe won the gold medal in the 200m breaststroke and the bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke.
Watanabe again won gold in the 200m breaststroke at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. He also won silver medals in the 100m breaststroke and the 4 × 100 m medley relay.
Watanabe died at his home on September 18, 2017. He was 48 years old. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Mykola Telychko, Keian Noori, Hillol Biswas, Dikshant Dulal, Zhaolong Chen, Pin Lyu, Jing Li, Hsin-Zon Tsai, Hanyan Fang, Zhizhan Qiu, Zhun Wai Yap, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Jing Wu, Kian Ping Loh, Michael F. Crommie, Aleksandr Rodin, Jiong Lu
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