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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1991 Iida, Nagano, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Aki Yazawa (矢澤 亜希, Yazawa Aki, born November 5, 1991) is a Japanese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.[1]
Yazawa participed in two Olympic Games. She finished in 20th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] She represented the host nation at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where she finished 19th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.
Her brother Kazuki Yazawa is also an Olympic slalom canoeist.[4]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 May 2010 | Xiasi | 3rd | K11 |
- 1 Asian Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
References
- ↑ "Profile and results". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ "Aki Yazawa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Kayak (K1) Women - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Profile and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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