Birth Date: | 28 February 1940 |
Birth Place: | Shimane Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
Height: | 1.7m (05.6feet) |
Weight: | 71kg (157lb) |
Sport: | Swimming |
Show-Medals: | yes |
was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He was part of the Japanese teams that won Olympic medals in 1960 and 1964, and set three world records in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 1959 and 1963. At the 1960 Olympics Fukui also reached the final of the individual 400 m event.[1] He was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1964 Olympics.