was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. In 1935 he set a world record in the 200 m. Next year he won the gold medal in this event at the 1936 Olympics, setting a new Olympic record at 2:41.5. Hamuro swam the traditional breaststroke, while some of his competitors used the

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, which was allowed at the time. Between 1935 and 1940 Hamuro never lost a race and won ten national breaststroke titles. After World War II he worked for the ''

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'' newspaper as a sports journalist. In 1990, he was inducted into the

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. Hamuro's wife was also a swimmer and a world champion in the masters category.

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1917 births 2005 deaths Olympic gold medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Japanese male breaststroke swimmers Olympic gold medalists in swimming 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub

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