was a

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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 champion. He competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in

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, where he received a gold medal in the 200 m

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

."1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 5, 2008)

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

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in 1981.

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* 1936 births 1993 deaths Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan World record setters in swimming Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1954 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Japanese male breaststroke swimmers Olympic gold medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games People from Hashimoto, Wakayama Sportspeople from Wakayama Prefecture 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub

World records

Awards

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