Shiro Hashizume
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 Hashizume (left) at the 1952 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | September 20, 1928 Wakayama, Japan[1][2] | |||||||||||
| Died | March 9, 2023 (aged 94) Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb)[1] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Shiro Hashizume (橋爪四郎, Hashizume Shirō; September 20, 1928 – March 9, 2023) was a Japanese Olympic freestyle swimmer. He won the silver medal in the men's 1500m freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He broke the world record in the same event on August 16, 1949, clocking 18:35.7. That time was bettered the same day, however, by compatriot Hironoshin Furuhashi at the American Swimming Championships in Los Angeles, California.[3]
