Miyu Namba

{{Short description|Japanese swimmer (born 2002)}}

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{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Miyu Namba

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| nationality = Japanese

| strokes = Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nara, Japan{{cite web |title=Miyu Namba |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1315955-namba-miyu.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813135409/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1315955-namba-miyu.htm |url-status=dead}}

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| height = 1.68 m

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{{MedalSport|Women's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Melbourne|1500 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Melbourne|800 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Budapest|800 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior Pan Pacific Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Suva|4×200 m freestyle}}{{cite web |title=2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Day 2 – Meet Results |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/2018-junior-pan-pacific-championships-day-2-day-2/international-elite/2018/August/24 |website=Swimming World |access-date=13 August 2021 |date=24 August 2018}}

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{{Nihongo|Miyu Namba|難波 実夢|Nanba Miyu|born 31 May 2002}} is a Japanese swimmer.{{cite web |url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1062148/miyu-namba/profile |title=Miyu Namba (profile) |website=fina.org |publisher=Fédération internationale de natation |access-date=10 June 2021}}

At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, Namba won a silver medal in the Women's 400m freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle.{{cite web |url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1062148/miyu-namba/medals |title=Miyu Namba (medals) |website=fina.org |publisher=Fédération internationale de natation |access-date=10 June 2021}} In the 2019 World Cup, she took bronze in the 400m freestyle. She placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

In April 2021, Namba qualified to represent Japan at the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 400m freestyle qualifying competition, Namba was ahead of the field for most of the race, but lost to Waka Kobori with a time of 4:06.36 against Kobori's 4:06.34.{{cite web |first=Retta |last=Race |title=2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Live Recap |url=https://swimswam.com/2021-japanese-olympic-trials-day2-live-recap/ |website=swimswam.com |date=4 April 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413043725/https://swimswam.com/2021-japanese-olympic-trials-day2-live-recap/ |url-status=live}}

Namba won the 800m freestyle qualifying final in 8:26.61, with Kobori second with 8:26.67.{{cite web |first=Retta |last=Race |title=2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 7 Finals Live Recap |url=https://swimswam.com/2021-japanese-olympic-trials-day7-finals-live-recap/website=swimswam.com |website=swimswam.com |date=9 April 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021}}

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Namba finished 20th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:13.49, and 17th in the 800m freestyle at 8:32.04, and did not qualify for either final.{{cite web |title=Results summary: women's 400m Freestyle |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW400MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |date=25 July 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726152742/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW400MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Results summary: women's 800m Freestyle |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW400MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |date=29 July 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726152742/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW400MFR------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}