Masaru Furukawa

Masaru Furukawa (古川 勝, Furukawa Masaru, born January 6, 1936 in Hashimoto, Wakayama) is 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
Masaru Furukawa (1956)
Personal information
Born1936
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke

World records

Furukawa improved the world record of 200 metres breaststroke (long course) four times in 1954 and 1955, and his last record lasted until 1958.

Awards

Furukawa was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1981.

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See also

References
  1. "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 5, 2008)
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