Ai Shibata
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| Gold medal | 2004 Athens | Swimming Women's 800m 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.
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| Olympic medalists in swimming (women) | Olympic Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle |
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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 |
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