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]
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Medal record
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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
- "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 5, 2008)
External links
- Masaru Furukawa at Olympedia
- Masaru Furukawa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Masaru Furukawa at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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