Yasunori Mononobe

Yasunori Mononobe
Personal information
Full name	Yasunori Mononobe
National team	Japan
Born	30 May 1985 (age 39); Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Central Sports (JPN)
Coach	Ryuji Kojima
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Japan
Universiade

Yasunori Mononobe (物延靖記, Mononobe Yasunori, born 30 May 1985) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.^[1]^[2] He represented his nation Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a gold medal as a member of the Japanese swimming team in the 800 m freestyle relay at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia (7:11.54).^[3]

Mononobe competed as a member of the Japanese team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Despite missing out the individual spot in the 200 m freestyle, he managed to place third at the Olympic trials in Tokyo (1:49.04) to earn a selection on the relay team.^[4] Teaming with Hisato Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Okumura, and Sho Uchida in the final, Matsumoto swam the anchor leg to close the race with a split of 1:48.62, but the Japanese team had to settle for seventh place with 7:10.31.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Yasunori Mononobe". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yasunori Mononobe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ "World University Games, Swimming: Ryosuke Irie Scares World Record in 200 Back, Kevin Swander Smashes American Record in 50 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
^ "Japanese Olympic Trials: Add Hanae Itoh to Sub-Minute 100 Back Club". Swimming World Magazine. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ Lohn, John (12 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: U.S. Men Break 7:00 In Men's 800 Freestyle Relay". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

External links

NBC 2008 Olympics profile

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[beijing2008-1] "Yasunori Mononobe". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yasunori Mononobe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[3] "World University Games, Swimming: Ryosuke Irie Scares World Record in 200 Back, Kevin Swander Smashes American Record in 50 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

[4] "Japanese Olympic Trials: Add Hanae Itoh to Sub-Minute 100 Back Club". Swimming World Magazine. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[5] "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[6] Lohn, John (12 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: U.S. Men Break 7:00 In Men's 800 Freestyle Relay". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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