Masanori Yusa

Masanori Yusa
Shigeo Arai and Masanori Yusa (right) at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
BornJanuary 8, 1915
Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
DiedMarch 8, 1975 (aged 60)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 100 m freestyle

Masanori Yusa (遊佐 正憲, Yusa Masanori, January 8, 1915 – March 8, 1975) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won gold medals in the 4 × 200 m relay in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, setting world records on both occasions. In 1936 he finished almost simultaneously with Shigeo Arai and Masaharu Taguchi in the 100 m race and was awarded a silver medal.[1]

Yusa graduated from Nihon University and later worked for the Yokohama Rubber Company. In 1942, he married Yumeko Aizome, a famous stage and silent/sound film actress in Japan.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Masanori Yusa. sports-reference.com