Photo: 首相官邸 / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Risako Mitsui is the kind of athlete who makes you stop and think about how much artistry hides inside endurance: two Olympic bronze medals in Rio, in the duet and the team event, before she stepped away to become a commentator. Born in Shinjuku in 1993, right in the thick of Tokyo's urban chaos, she carved out this quiet, fluid identity that feels almost like the opposite of the city she grew up in. I've always thought artistic swimmers get criminally underrated — it takes the lung capacity of a competitive swimmer and then asks you to look elegant while doing it. At 168cm she's got the frame for it, and watching her in the water was genuinely something. The fact that she balanced all of this while earning her degree at Nihon University keeps her grounded for me — she was never just an athlete, she's someone who clearly committed hard to the whole picture.
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Overview
Risako Mitsui (born September 23, 1993, in Shinjuku, Tokyo) is a Japanese former artistic swimmer and commentator. Standing 168 cm tall and a Nihon University graduate, she competed in the team event at the 2012 London Olympics and won bronze medals in both the duet and team events at the 2016 Rio Olympics before retiring. She is active on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) under her own name.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Risako Mitsui
- Name (Japanese)
- 三井梨紗子
- Reading
- みつい りさこ
- Born
- September 23, 1993 (age 33)
- Origin
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 168cm
- Occupation
- Artistic swimming athlete / Competitive swimmer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
2. Background
- University
- Nihon University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Risako Mitsui born?
Risako Mitsui was born on September 23, 1993 and is 33 years old.
Where is Risako Mitsui from?
Risako Mitsui is from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Risako Mitsui do?
Risako Mitsui works as Artistic swimming athlete, Competitive swimmer.
How tall is Risako Mitsui?
Risako Mitsui is 168 cm tall.
Where did Risako Mitsui study?
Risako Mitsui attended Nihon University.
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