Yukiaki Okabe (岡部 幸明, Okabe Yukiaki, April 24, 1941 – January 26, 2018) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He was part of the Japanese teams that set a world record in 1963 and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1964 in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In 1964 he also finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and fifth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[1]

Yukiaki Okabe
Yukiaki Okabe (left) in 1964
Personal information
Born(1941-04-24)April 24, 1941
DiedJanuary 26, 2018(2018-01-26) (aged 76)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle

Okabe died of pneumonia in Tokyo on January 26, 2018, at the age of 76.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Yukiaki Okabe". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ 東京五輪銅メダリスト、岡部幸明氏が死去 Archived 2020-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)