Masaru Furukawa

Masaru Furukawa

Masaru Furukawa (1956)
Personal information
Born	(1936-01-06)January 6, 1936 Hashimoto, Wakayama, Empire of Japan
Died	November 21, 1993(1993-11-21) (aged 57)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 200 m breaststroke Asian Games 1958 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke 1958 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 1954 Manila 200 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

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

References

1. "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 5, 2008)

External links

• 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