Yoshiyuki Tsuruta

Japanese: 鶴田義行 - つるたよしゆき
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Born: October 1, 1903 in Ishiki, Kagoshima
[Died] July 24, 1986. A swimmer from Matsuyama, Ehime. Graduated from Meiji University in 1932. Participated in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, winning the 200m breaststroke in a new Olympic record of 2 minutes 48.8 seconds. At the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, he won again in the same event in a new Olympic record of 2 minutes 45.4 seconds. In 1962, he was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal, and in 1968, he was inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame in Florida, USA. In 1974, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, and in 1980, the Olympic Order of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Silver. (→ Los Angeles Olympic Games)

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Japanese:
[生]1903.10.1. 鹿児島,伊敷
[没]1986.7.24. 愛媛,松山
水泳選手。1932年明治大学卒業。1928年アムステルダム・オリンピック競技大会に出場し,200m平泳ぎで 2分48秒8のオリンピック新記録を出し優勝。1932年のロサンゼルス大会でも,同種目で 2分45秒4のオリンピック新記録を出し再度優勝した。1962年紫綬褒章,1968年アメリカ合衆国のフロリダ州にある水泳殿堂入りを果たす。1974年勲四等旭日小綬章,1980年国際オリンピック委員会 IOCのオリンピック・オーダー銀章受章。(→ロサンゼルス・オリンピック競技大会)

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