Masaru Furukawa
 Masaru Furukawa (1956) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 6, 1936 Hashimoto, Wakayama, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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