was a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

freestyle swimmer. At the 1936 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m relay, setting a new world record. In the individual 100 m race he finished almost simultaneously with

Masanori Yusa was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won gold medals in the 4 × 200 m relay in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, setting world records on both occasions. In 1936 he finished almost simultaneously with Shigeo Arai and Masaharu Taguchi in the 100 m rac ...

and

Shigeo Arai was a Japanese Freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, setting a world record. In the individual 100 m race he finished almost simultaneousl ...

and was placed fourth, although photographs suggest he was second. Taguchi graduated from the

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is known as one of the six leading universities in the field of sports in Tokyo (東京六大学 "Big Six" — Rikkyo University, University of ...

, and later worked at a

Daimaru is a Japanese department store chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. At one time Daimaru was an independent company, , hea ...

department store and coached swimming at a local Daimaru swimming club. He was recruited in 1961 to prepare the national swimming team for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.オリンピック東京大会水泳日本代表選手団
月刊水泳第161～163号. Japan Swimming Federation

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* 1916 births 1982 deaths Olympic swimmers of Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Japanese male freestyle swimmers Rikkyo University alumni {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming 20th-century Japanese people