Rie Kaneto
- January 9, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Rie Kaneto |
Occupation | Swimmer |
Date Of Birth | Sep 8, 1988(1988-09-08) |
Age | 36 |
Birthplace | Shobara |
Country | Japan |
Birth City | Hiroshima Prefecture |
Horoscope | Virgo |
Rie Kaneto Biography
Name | Rie Kaneto |
Birthday | Sep 8 |
Birth Year | 1988 |
Place Of Birth | Shobara |
Home Town | Hiroshima Prefecture |
Birth Country | Japan |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Parents | Hiroaki Kaneto, Fujiko Kaneto |
Rie Kaneto is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on September 8, 1988 in Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Rie Kaneto, also known as Jin Teng Li Hui, Kaneto Rie and born on 8 September 1988, is a Japanese competitive swimmer, who specializes in breaststroke events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal for the 200-meter breaststroke.
The 2009 Summer Universiade was held in Belgrade, Serbia. Rie set a Japanese and Asian record of 2:22.32 for the 200 m breaststroke title. This was just one hundredth of her national record (2:22.33).
As a 19-year old junior, she represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has won four medals in major international competitions. This includes two editions of Summer Universiade (2007 & 2009), Short Course Worlds and Pan Pacific Championships. Kaneto broke the Asian and Japanese records of 2:20.72 in Kumamoto at the Japan University Championships. Kaneto graduated from Tokai University, Hiroshima in physical education.
Rie Kaneto Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Swimmer |
House | Living in own house. |
Rie Kaneto is one of the richest Swimmer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rie Kaneto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Rie made her international swimming debut in 2007 Summer Universiade Bangkok, Thailand. She quickly claimed a silver medal for the 200 m breaststroke in less than 0.04 seconds behind South Korea’s Jung Seulki (2:25.63). Rie’s best performance at these Games saw her rise to the 12th spot in the world rankings.
Rie was the first Japanese swimmer to be selected to the Japanese team for the 200 m breaststroke event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She finished second to Megumi Taneda in Tokyo’s Olympic trials, with a FINA standard entry time of 2:26.28. Kaneto beat Taneda by nine hundredthsof a second (0.09), to claim the seventh place in the final in a remarkable time of 2:25.14.
In 2010, Rie surprisingly missed out the podium in the 200 m breaststroke at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, when she placed fourth behind two Chinese swimmers and new champion Jeong Da-rae of South Korea in 2:25.63.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Weight | 67 kg |
Rie Kaneto height 5 ft 9 in Rie weight 67 kg & body measurements will update soon.
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Facts & Trivia
Rie Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Rie Kaneto celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.