Masaru Furukawa

Masaru Furukawa
Masaru Furukawa (1956)
Personal information
Born(1936-01-06)January 6, 1936
Hashimoto, Wakayama, Empire of Japan
DiedNovember 21, 1993(1993-11-21) (aged 57)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 Melbourne200 m breaststroke
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1958 Tokyo200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1958 Tokyo4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1954 Manila200 m breaststroke

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

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.

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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