Masaru Furukawa (古川 勝, Furukawa Masaru, January 6, 1936 – November 21, 1993) was a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke.[1]
 Masaru Furukawa (1956) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 6, 1936 Hashimoto, Wakayama, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 21, 1993 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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World records
editFurukawa improved the world record of 200 metres breaststroke (long course) four times in 1954 and 1955, and his last record lasted until 1958.
Awards
editFurukawa was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1981.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 5, 2008)
External links
edit- Masaru Furukawa at World Aquatics
- Masaru Furukawa at SwimRankings.net
- Masaru Furukawa at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Masaru Furukawa at Olympics.com
- Masaru Furukawa at Olympedia
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