Yukiaki Okabe

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 (leftt) in 1964
Personal information
Born	April 24, 1941
Died	January 26, 2018 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle

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

References

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 (in Japanese)