Kosuke Hagino is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who specialized in the individual medley and 200 m freestyle.
22 Facts About Kosuke Hagino
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Kosuke Hagino is a four-time Olympic medalist, most notably winning gold in the 400 m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Kosuke Hagino attends Toyo University, and is coached by Norimasa Hirai.
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Kosuke Hagino is one of the only two Asians to have been voted World Swimmer of the Year.
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Kosuke Hagino was born in Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan on 15 August 1994.
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Kosuke Hagino married the singer miwa in 2019 fall and the couple has been expecting a child; its birth expected some time in 2019 winter.
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Kosuke Hagino made his international breakthrough at the 2012 Olympics held in London.
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On day five, after qualifying for the final, Kosuke Hagino won another silver medal in the 200 m individual medley.
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Kosuke Hagino was placed fifth in the 200 m backstroke final that night, finishing in 1:55.42.
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Kosuke Hagino later shaved almost half a second off his heats timing in the 'A' final, bringing it down to 1:46.08, a tenth of a second behind Thomas Fraser-Holmes.
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Kosuke Hagino would earn a silver, his first medal of the meet.
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Kosuke Hagino earned his third silver and fourth medal of the meet.
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Kosuke Hagino finished last in the 'A' final, where he surprisingly swam almost three seconds slower than his heats timing.
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Kosuke Hagino clocked 1:48.99 for second place in the heats, nine hundredths of a second behind Sun.
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Kosuke Hagino finished second to prime rival Seto in the heats, swimming 4:18.77, around two seconds slower.
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Kosuke Hagino managed to win bronze in the final, swimming 1:56.36.
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Kosuke Hagino was announced as the Most Valuable Player.
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Kosuke Hagino was World Swimmer of the Year, and is the first and only Japanese to earn the award.
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Kosuke Hagino competed in his second Olympic games at the 2016 Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro.
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Kosuke Hagino won silver in the 200 m individual medley, becoming the first Asian man to medal at the event, and bronze in the 4x200 m freestyle relay.
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Kosuke Hagino decided not to defend his 400 m individual medley title at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo in 2021.
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Kosuke Hagino finished sixth in the 200 m individual medley event.