Ai Shibata, born on 14 May 1982, is a Japanese former swimmer who won the gold medal in the 800 metre freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her victory made her the first Japanese woman ever to win a gold medal in a freestyle event at the Olympic Games. She studied at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, a school known for producing athletes, and she announced her retirement from competitive swimming in 2008. Her Olympic title remains the defining achievement of a career built on distance freestyle.
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is a Japanese former swimmer
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born May 14, 1982
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She was the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event
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she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race
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