Teruko Onuki

Japanese: 大貫映子 - おおぬきてるこ

1960－ A sports journalist from the late Showa to Heisei eras.
Born July 19, 1960. A competitive swimmer in high school. In 1982, she swam 35km across the Straits of Dover in 9 hours and 32 minutes, the first officially recognized record for a Japanese person. In the same year, she became the first woman to successfully cross the Naruto Strait. In 1989, she canoed 3,500km upstream from the Amazon. She is currently active as a sports advisor. She is originally from Tokyo and graduated from Waseda University. Her real name is Eiko Masushima.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1960－　昭和後期-平成時代のスポーツジャーナリスト。
昭和35年7月19日生まれ。高校では競泳選手。昭和57年ドーバー海峡35kmを9時間32分で遠泳横断,日本人初の公認記録となる。同年,女性初の鳴門海峡横断に成功。平成元年アマゾン上流3500kmをカヌーでくだる。スポーツアドバイザーとして活躍。東京出身。早大卒。本名は増島映子。

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