Poliana Okimoto
Poliana Okimoto 
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Poliana Okimoto (2009) |
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| Surname: | Poliana Okimoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation: |
 Brazil
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle, open water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Society: | EC Pinheiros | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | March 8, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.65 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poliana Okimoto (born March 8, 1983 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian open water swimmer . In 2013 she became world champion over 10 kilometers.
Career
Okimoto has been swimming since she was a teenager, including in competitions. In 2005 she won the Travessia dos Fortes in Rio de Janeiro, an open water event organized by the Brazilian army over 3.9 kilometers, which leads from Forte de Copacabana to Forte do Leme .
The open water world championships in Naples in 2006 brought her silver over 5 and over 10 kilometers. In both disciplines she was only defeated by the Russian Larissa Dmitrijewna Iltschenko . Over 5 kilometers she referred Britta Kamrau to third place. At the Pan American Games in 2007 , she won silver over 10 kilometers in Rio, a success that she repeated four years later at the same event in Guadalajara, Mexico. At the swimming world championships in Rome in 2009 it was enough to achieve bronze over 5 kilometers.
At the 2012 Olympics in London, she was disqualified over 10 kilometers. In contrast, the 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona brought her three medals: bronze over 5 kilometers with the team (behind Germany and Greece) and silver over 5 kilometers in individual, beaten only by the American Haley Anderson . The gold medal was won over the long distance of 10 kilometers in 1: 58: 19.2 hours ahead of compatriot Ana Marcela Cunha (1: 58: 19.5) and Angela Maurer (1: 58: 20.2).
Web links
- Poliana Okimoto in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Profile Beijing 2008 ( Memento from September 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Campeã mundial Poliana Okimoto revela fobia: Morria de medo do mar , sportv.globo from 24./30. January 2012, accessed January 23, 2016
- ↑ Risztov secures gruelling Marathon swim title ( Memento from January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Okimoto, Poliana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian long distance swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo , Brazil |