Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer)
Appearance
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Born | Aichi Prefecture, Empire of Japan | September 18, 1933
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Sport | Swimming |
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Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木 弘, Suzuki Hiroshi, born September 18, 1933) is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100 m and 4×200 m relay events at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won two silver medals in 1952.[1] In the 100 m event in the 1952 Olympics, Hiroshi actually posted an identical time to the eventual gold medal winner, Clarke Scholes of the US. Officials used a judges decision to award Clarke Scholes the gold medal and Hiroshi Suzuki the silver medal.[2] He won gold medals in these two events at the 1954 Asian Games.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hiroshi Suzuki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Lohn, John (2014). The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming. Rowman and Littlefield. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4422-3700-1.
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- 1933 births
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- Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- World record setters in swimming
- Japanese male freestyle swimmers
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1954 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games
- Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture
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