Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer) explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Hiroshi Suzuki . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417073317/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/hiroshi-suzuki-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .
  2. Book: Lohn, John. The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming. Rowman and Littlefield. 2014. 978-1-4422-3700-1. 71.