Kazuya Kaneda (金田 和也, Kaneda Kazuya, born November 5, 1987) is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200 metre butterfly, finishing in 7th place overall in the heats, but finished 6th in his semifinal and did not make the final.

Kazuya Kaneda
Personal information
Full nameKazuya Kaneda
Born (1987-11-05) November 5, 1987 (age 36)
Koganei, Tokyo
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 200 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 200m butterfly

He married swimmer Haruka Ueda in 2014.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kazuya Kaneda". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "【競泳】上田春佳さん、金田和也さんが結婚!ロンドン五輪代表カップル誕生". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2019-11-25.