Yukiaki Okabe

Yukiaki Okabe (岡部 幸明, Okabe Yukiaki; April 24, 1941 – January 26, 2018) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He was part of the Japanese teams that set a world record in 1963 and won an Olympic bronze medal in 1964 in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In 1964 he also finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and fifth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.^[1]

Yukiaki Okabe

Yukiaki Okabe (left) in 1964
Personal information
Born	(1941-04-24)April 24, 1941
Died	January 26, 2018(2018-01-26) (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle

Okabe died of pneumonia in Tokyo on January 26, 2018, at the age of 76.^[2]