Takashi Ishimoto
 Ishimoto in 1957 | |
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| Born | April 6, 1935[1] Aki, Kōchi, Japan[1] |
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| Sport | Swimming |
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Takashi Ishimoto (石本隆, Ishimoto Takashi; born April 6, 1935) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's 200 m butterfly at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Ishimoto set 16 world records between 1958 and 1959. He won the 100m and 200m butterfly events at the 1959 U.S. International Swimming Championships, and in the 1950s received the Japan Sports Award, Mainichi Sports Award and Asahi Sports Award (twice, in 1955 and 1957).[2] In 1985 he opened his own swimming pool in Kurihama, Yokosuka, Japan.[3]
References
- 1 2 Takashi Ishimoto. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Asahi Sports Award (1955-1964). asahi.com
- ↑ 当プールの歴史. kss-yokosuka.com
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- 1935 births
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- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
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- Swimmers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games swimmers for Japan
- Japanese male butterfly swimmers
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Asian Games gold medalists in swimming
- Japanese swimming Olympic medalist stubs