Takimi Wakayama
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 30 March 1914 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died | September 1941 (aged 27) China |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
Takimi Wakayama (若山滝美, Wakayama Takimi; 30 March 1914 – September 1941) was a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] Conscripted to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War, he died of typhoid fever on the frontlines in 1941.[2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takimi Wakayama Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ↑ "Takimi Wakayama". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1941 deaths
- Sportspeople from Hiroshima
- Japanese male water polo players
- Olympic water polo players for Japan
- Water polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Military personnel killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Imperial Japanese Army personnel killed in World War II
- Deaths from typhoid fever
- Japanese water polo biography stubs