Masaru Furukawa
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Born | Hashimoto, Wakayama, Empire of Japan | January 6, 1936||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | November 21, 1993 | (aged 57)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
World records[edit]
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[edit]
Furukawa was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1981.
See also[edit]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 200 metres breaststroke
References[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