Rie Kaneto date of birth:
September 8, 1988
How old is Rie Kaneto?
37
Where was Rie Kaneto born?
Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
How tall is Rie Kaneto?
5' 8½" (174 cm)
How much does Rie Kaneto weigh?
148 lbs (67.1 kg)
Rie Kaneto body shape:
Athletic
What color are Rie Kaneto's eyes?
Black
What color is Rie Kaneto's hair?
Black
What is Rie Kaneto's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Rie Kaneto nationality?
Japanese
What is Rie Kaneto's occupation?
Swimmer
Rie Kaneto claim to fame:
She won the gold medal in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Short Biography
Rie Kaneto (金藤 理絵, Kanetō Rie, born 8 September 1988) is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. She represented her nation Japan, as a 19-year-old junior, at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won a career total of four medals in a major international competition, spanning two editions of the Summer Universiade (2007 and 2009), the Short Course Worlds, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Apart from her Olympic career, Kaneto also demolished both a Japanese and Asian record of 2:20.72 at the Japan University Championships in Kumamoto. Kaneto is a physical education graduate at Tokai University in Hiroshima.