Shunpei Uto
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Jack Medica, Noboru Terada and Shunpei Uto (right) at the 1936 Olympics | |||||||||||||
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December 1, 1918 Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Rikkyo University | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shunpei Uto (鵜藤 俊平 Utō Shunpei, born December 1, 1918) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer who won two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Uto endured much hardship after World War II and deposited his both medals to a pawnshop to get some money for living. He later found a job in general affairs at the Niigata Nippo company, but was often bullied here. After retiring he moved to Chiba Prefecture to do agriculture.[2]
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- ↑ Shunpei Uto. Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ 36年ベルリン 競泳男子400Ｍ自由形銀 鵜藤俊平さん. nikkansports.com. March 21, 2000
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