(born 1944) is a Japanese

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic medalist. He competed at the

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning a bronze medal in 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. He also participated at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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1944 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Japanese male freestyle swimmers Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub