Double Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima has another addition for his impressive trophy cabinet after accepting the award for 2004 Japanese Sportsman of the Year.
Kitajima, who won the gold medal in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke in Athens, was voted the top Japanese athlete for 2004 by members of the Foreign Sportswriters Association of Japan.
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