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World Para Swimming is mourning the lack of one of many sport’s biggest champions, Mayumi Narita.
A 15-time Paralympic gold medallist, Narita stands as Japan’s most-successful Paralympian and the fifth most embellished feminine athlete in Paralympic historical past throughout all sports activities.
Known because the “Queen of the Water” in her nation, Narita handed away on Friday (5 September) on the age of 55.
Despite solely starting her swimming journey when she was 23, Narita made a right away affect. Just three years later, she gained 5 medals at her Paralympic debut in Atlanta 1996, together with gold within the ladies’s 50m and 100m freestyle S4, silver within the 200m freestyle S4 and 50m backstroke S4; and bronze within the 150m particular person medley SM4.
Her dominance continued at Sydney 2000, the place she claimed six golds and one silver, and reached new heights at Athens 2004. In Greece, Narita set six world data and gained seven gold medals and one bronze, changing into probably the most profitable athlete of the Games.
After retiring following Beijing 2008, Narita returned to competitors when Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Paralympic Games. She competed at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and likewise helped Japan safe gold medal within the combined 4x50m freestyle relay 20 factors on the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games.
Narita was one of many torchbearers on the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, which have been postponed to 2021 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
World Para Swimming extends its deepest condolences to the household and pals of Mayumi Narita, in addition to to the Japanese Para Swimming Federation, the National Paralympic Committee of Japan and your complete Para swimming group in Japan.
Mayumi Narita Paralympic medals
Gold Medals
Atlanta 1996
50m freestyle S4
100m freestyle S4
Sydney 2000
50m backstroke S4
50m freestyle S4
100m freestyle S4
150m particular person medley SM4
200m freestyle S4
4×50m freestyle relay 20 pts
Athens 2004
50m freestyle S4
50m backstroke S4
50m breaststroke SB3
100m freestyle S4
150m particular person medley SM4
200m freestyle S4
4×50m freestyle relay 20 pts
Silver Medals
Atlanta 1996
50m backstroke S4
200m freestyle S4
Sydney 2000
50m breaststroke SB3
Bronze Medals
Atlanta 1996
150m medley SM4
Athens 2004
4×50m medley relay 20 pts
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