Michiko Kihara

Michiko Kihara

Michiko Kihara at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	April 5, 1948 Akashi, Hyogo, Japan
Died	October 18, 2007 (aged 59) Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing Japan Asian Games 1966 Bangkok 100 m freestyle 1966 Bangkok 200 m freestyle 1966 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle 1966 Bangkok 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade 1967 Tokyo 100 m freestyle 1967 Tokyo 400 m freestyle

Michiko Kihara (木原 美知子, Kihara Michiko; April 5, 1948 – October 18, 2007) was a Japanese swimmer and TV actress. She competed at the 1964 Olympics in the 100 m backstroke, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay and finished fourth in the medley relay. After retiring from swimming, Kihara became a model, businesswoman and TV actress, playing in several Japanese TV series in the 1970s–80s. In 2005, she was appointed as director of the Japan Swimming Federation. She died of subarachnoid hemorrhage at age 59.