Hiroshi Suzuki | |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1933 |
Birth Place: | Aichi Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
Sport: | Swimming |
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is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100 m and 4×200 m relay events at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won two silver medals in 1952.[1] In the 100 m event in the 1952 Olympics, Hiroshi actually posted an identical time to the eventual gold medal winner, Clarke Scholes of the US. Officials used a judges decision to award Clarke Scholes the gold medal and Hiroshi Suzuki the silver medal.[2] He won gold medals in these two events at the 1954 Asian Games.