Yayoi Matsumoto

{{Short description|Japanese swimmer (born 1990)}}

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| name = Yayoi Matsumoto

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| nationality = {{JPN}}

| strokes = Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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| height = 1.68 m

| weight = 65 kg

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan Pacific Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Gold Coast|4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Guangzhou|4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Guangzhou|4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Incheon|4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Incheon|4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Guangzhou|50 m freestyle}}

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{{Nihongo|Yayoi Matsumoto|松本 弥生|Matsumoto Yayoi|born March 8, 1990 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka}} is a Japanese swimmer.{{cite web|title=Yayoi Matsumoto|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/matsumoto-yayoi-1026946/|website=London2012.com|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|access-date=13 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911235618/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/matsumoto-yayoi-1026946/|archive-date=11 September 2012}} At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the national team in the Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 7th place in the final. She also competed in the women's 50m freestyle, finishing with a time of 25.73 seconds in 35th place in the heats, and the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/yayoi-matsumoto-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212950/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/yayoi-matsumoto-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Yayoi Matsumoto Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}} At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50 m freestyle, finishing in 43rd, and was part of the Japanese women's 4 x 100 m freestyle team.