Masanori Yusa

BornJanuary 8, 1915
Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

DiedMarch 8, 1975 (aged 60)
Tokyo, Japan

Alma materNihon University

SportSwimming

Masanori Yusa

Shigeo Arai and Masanori Yusa (right) at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	January 8, 1915 Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died	March 8, 1975 (aged 60) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Nihon University
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympics 1932 Los Angeles 4×200 m freestyle 1936 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle 1936 Berlin 100 m freestyle

Masanori Yusa (遊佐 正憲, Yusa Masanori; January 8, 1915 – March 8, 1975) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won gold medals in the 4 × 200 m relay in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, setting world records on both occasions. In 1936 he finished almost simultaneously with Shigeo Arai and Masaharu Taguchi in the 100 m race and was awarded a silver medal.^[1]

Yusa graduated from Nihon University and later worked for the Yokohama Rubber Company. In 1942, he married Yumeko Aizome, a famous stage and silent/sound film actress in Japan.^[1]