![]() Kotani in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | 小谷 実可子, Kotani Mikako | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1966|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Synchronised swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mikako Kotani OLY [1] (小谷 実可子, Kotani Mikako, born 30 August 1966) is a Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she gained a bronze medal each for the solo and duet events, and the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2] She was the first woman to be Japan's flag-bearer for the 1988 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. [3]
Since retiring, Mikako Kotani has opened a synchronized swimming school and served on the JOC ( Japanese Olympic Committee), IOC Athletes' Commission, and Association of National Olympic Committees. [3] In 1997, she introduced the resolution to promote Olympic truce to the United Nations General Assembly. [4] In 2013, she was chosen to present the proposed venue layout for Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
As of September 2017, she is currently a director on the board for the JOC [5] and Olympians Association of Japan. [6] In addition, she is on the executive committee of the World Olympians Association. [7]