was 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 ...
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He competed in
two swimming events and the
diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
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He was killed in action during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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1898 births
1945 deaths
Japanese male divers
Japanese male freestyle swimmers
Olympic divers for Japan
Olympic swimmers for Japan
Divers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Hamamatsu
Imperial Japanese Navy personnel killed in World War II
20th-century Japanese people
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