Yu Hanaguruma

The native form of this personal name is Hanaguruma Yū. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Yu Hanaguruma (Japanese: 花車 優, Hepburn: Hanaguruma Yū, born 28 January 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. He participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the swimming competition, being awarded the bronze and gold medal in the boys' 200 metre breaststroke and mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay events.^[1] Hanaguruma also participated at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the swimming competition, being awarded the silver medal in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event.^[2][3]

Yu Hanaguruma

Hanaguruma in 2018
Personal information
Born	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 25) Sakaide, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Swimming Representing  Japan World Championships (LC) 2022 Budapest 200 m breaststroke Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires 200 m breaststroke 2018 Buenos Aires 4×100 m mixed medley World University Games 2021 Chengdu 200 m breaststroke 2021 Chengdu 4×100 m medley

References

1. "2018 Summer Youth Olympic Official Results Book". Youth Olympic Games. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
2. "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). FINA World Aquatics Championships. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. Burke, Patrick (23 June 2022). "O'Callaghan edges out Sjöström to take women's 100m freestyle gold at FINA World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

External links

• Yū Hanaguruma at World Aquatics
• Yū Hanaguruma at SwimRankings.net
• Yū Hanaguruma at Olympics.com
• Yū Hanaguruma at Olympedia