Hironoshin Furuhashi
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 15 years ago |
Date of birth | September 16,1928 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Nishi Ward |
Hamamatsu | |
Shizuoka | |
Japan | |
Date of died | August 2,2009 |
Died | Rome |
Italy | |
Stroke | Freestyle swimming |
Other name | Flying fish of Fujiyama |
Awards | Medal with Purple Ribbon |
Person of Cultural Merit | |
Education | Nihon University |
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ID | 1028117 |
Hironoshin Furuhashi Life story
Hironoshin Furuhashi was a Japanese Olympic freestyle swimmer. In 1948, he set world records in the 400 and 1,500 meter freestyles at the Japan national championships. Furuhashi and Japan were not allowed to compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics because of Japan's role in World War II.