Rei Takemura

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameRei•Takemura
Used nameRei•Takemura
Original name竹村•令
Born29 April 1919
AffiliationsKyoto Girls Junior und Senior High School, Kyoto (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

Rei Takemura was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. Takemura swam in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. She finished in seventh place in her heat and did not advance to the semi-finals. Takemura was also part of the Japanese team that swam in the 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) JPN Rei Takemura
100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) 7 h1 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) Japan 4 h2 r1/2